contractibility

/kəntɹˌæktəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

The quality or degree of being contractible.

Word Origin Built from Latin con- 'together' and trahere 'to pull' — literally 'pulling together.' When something has contractibility, it can be drawn together, like a muscle or a material. The same root trahere gives us tractor (a thing that pulls), attract (pull towards), and distract (pull apart). The PIE root *tragh- also gave us drag and draw.

noun The quality or degree of being contractible. countable

The contractibility of the muscle tissue was measured during the experiment.

(名词) 可收缩性

实验期间测量了肌肉组织的收缩性。

(sustantivo) La calidad o grado de ser contractible.

La contractibilidad del tejido muscular se midió durante el experimento.

(nom) contractibilité [Qualité ou degré de ce qui est contractile, c'est-à-dire susceptible de se contracter.]

La contractibilité du tissu musculaire a été mesurée au cours de l'expérience.

(Substantiv) Kontrahierbarkeit; Zusammenziehbarkeit [**Contractibility** *Substantiv* – die Eigenschaft oder das Ausmaß, sich zusammenziehen oder verkürzen zu können.]

Die **Contractibility** des Muskelgewebes wurde während des Experiments gemessen.

(名詞) 収縮可能性。収縮可能な性質または程度。

実験中に筋組織の収縮性が測定された。

(substantivo) contratilidade; capacidade de contração [A qualidade ou grau de ser contrátil.]

A contratilidade do tecido muscular foi medida durante o experimento.

Word parts: con + tract + ible + ity

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