Associations to the word «Contractility»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTRACTILITY, noun. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles)
CONTRACTILITY, noun. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks
CONTRACTILITY, noun. A term used in physiology to describe the performance of cardiac muscle
Dictionary definition
CONTRACTILITY, noun. The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.