Abbreviation - English meaning

noun

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ascii, nasa ).

noun

The process of becoming smaller.

Usage examples:

The general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale

noun

A reduction in size or amount

Usage examples:

[ c ] an economic contraction, [ u ] heat differences cause rapid expansion and contraction of the …

noun

A situation in which less money is being earned, spent, or invested in a market or economy

Usage examples:

Michigan's economy experienced a contraction last year., (a) contraction in sth a sharp contraction…

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

Usage examples:

A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

Usage examples:

The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

Usage examples:

My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

noun

The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in i'm, let's ).

Usage examples:

The shortening of words by elision

noun

An abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. bbc ).

noun

An abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as separate letters

Usage examples:

Html is an initialism of hypertext markup language., cable news network, usually referred to by its…

noun

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Usage examples:

The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

Usage examples:

The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.