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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRACTIVE

contractive  [kənˈtræktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRACTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contractive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTRACTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contractive in the English dictionary

The definition of contractive in the dictionary is tending to contract or capable of contracting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRACTIVE


abstractive
æbˈstræktɪv
active
ˈæktɪv
attractive
əˈtræktɪv
detractive
dɪˈtræktɪv
diffractive
dɪˈfræktɪv
distractive
dɪsˈtræktɪv
extractive
ɪkˈstræktɪv
inactive
ɪnˈæktɪv
interactive
ˌɪntərˈæktɪv
overactive
ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv
photorefractive
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈfræktɪv
proactive
prəʊˈæktɪv
protractive
prəˈtræktɪv
radioactive
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈæktɪv
reactive
rɪˈæktɪv
refractive
rɪˈfræktɪv
retractive
rɪˈtræktɪv
subtractive
səbˈtræktɪv
tractive
ˈtræktɪv
unattractive
ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRACTIVE

contract work
contractability
contractable
contractedly
contractedness
contractibility
contractible
contractibly
contractile
contractility
contracting party
contraction
contractional
contractionary
contractively
contractor
contractual
contractually
contractural
contracture

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRACTIVE

addictive
alternative
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
objective
perspective
productive
prospective
protective
reflective
reproductive
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of contractive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contractive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRACTIVE

Find out the translation of contractive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contractive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contractive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收缩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contractiva
570 millions of speakers

English

contractive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकोची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انكماشية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сжимающая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contracionista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্কোচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contraction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kontraktual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kontraktive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

収縮性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수축성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontraktual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co rút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

contractive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंत्राटदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büzülme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrattile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skurczu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стискаюча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contracție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συσταλτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samengepersend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontraktiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontraktiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contractive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRACTIVE»

The term «contractive» is normally little used and occupies the 110.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRACTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contractive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRACTIVE»

Discover the use of contractive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contractive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Contractive Projections in Cp
This work is devoted to the study of contractive projection (that is, norm-one idempotent operators) on Cp where Cp denotes the von Meumann-Schatten p-classes.
Jonathan Arazy, Yaakov Friedman, 1992
2
J-Contractive Matrix Valued Functions and Related Topics
A comprehensive introduction to the theory of J-contractive and J-inner matrix valued functions with respect to the open upper half-plane and a number of applications of this theory.
Damir Z. Arov, Harry Dym, 2008
3
Semigroups Generated by Pseudo-contractive Mappings Under ...
Let C be a closed subset of a Banach space X whose topological dual space X* is uniformly convex.
Anthony Hester, 2007
4
Genetic Algorithms + Data Structures = Evolution Programs
4.3. Contractive. mapping. genetic. algorithms. The convergence of genetic algorithms is one of the most challenging theoretical issues in the evolutionary computation area. Several researchers explored this problem from different ...
Zbigniew Michalewicz, 1996
5
New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Oppressive and contractive pain in s., early, Mang. 30. Pinching, oppressive pain in p., and under it, increased contact, Chclid CONTRACTIVE Oil CONSTRICTIVE PAIN. 1. Contractive pain in s., Magn. carb , Mur. ac, Sulph, 2. Contractive ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
6
Circuit Simulation Methods and Algorithms
cases occur, then DF is contractive on the whole negative real axis. It is then called A0-contractive. For practical purposes, contractivity in the whole left closed halfplane is useful, and we call this the A-contractivity. It happens, if DF is Aii- ...
Jan Ogrodzki, 1994
7
A Representation Theorem for Completely Contractive Dual ...
Finally, we prove that for an arbitrary discrete group G, B( G), the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of G is Connes-amenable if and only if G has an abelian subgroup of finite index.
Faruk Uygul, 2007
8
Recent Progress in Operator Theory: International Workshop ...
Azizov and A. DiJKSMA Contractive linear relations in Hilbert spaces are (graphs of) operators, but in spaces with an indefinite metric this is not always true. The presence of a multivalued part gives difficulties in the characterization of maximal  ...
Israel C. Gohberg, Reinhard Mennicken, Christiane Tretter, 1998
9
Wavelets on Manifolds and Multiscale Reproducing Kernel ...
In the construction of wavelets adapted to compact domains there are two major components of study, contractive operators and refinable vector fields. Contractive operators are linear operators that dilate and translate functions while refinable ...
Dale William Struble, 2007
10
Set Valued Mappings with Applications in Nonlinear Analysis
Key words and Phrases: Complete metric space, contractive mapping, fixed point , generic property, nonexpansive mapping, set-valued mapping, trajectory 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: 47H04. 47H09, 47H10, 54C60 ...
Donal O'Regan, Ravi P. Agarwal, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRACTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contractive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece Is Often Rescued, but Never Saved
... time pension payments in Greece will be cut and the valued-added tax will be increased, moves that are clearly contractive for the economy. «Caixin Media, Jul 15»
2
CONSOL Energy's (CNX) CEO Nicholas DeIuliis on Q1 2015 …
... $15 million this quarter for the year of additional cost on some of the key initiatives that help drive unit cost such as contractive benchmarking, ... «Seeking Alpha, Apr 15»
3
Federal government budget lacks big picture thinking
... multiplied, due to loans supporting deposits supporting more loans etc., which then gives rise to subsequent waves of contractive forces. «Beacon News, Apr 15»
4
Will Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) Cut Jobs On Tuesday?
To cope up with weak demand in a low price environment, further contractive measures may be taken. Baker Hughes has already cut 11% of its ... «Bidness ETC, Apr 15»
5
The father of a child bride has told court he warned her not to take …
THE father of a 12-year-old child bride has admitted to a court that he told his daughter not to take the contractive pill on the day of her wedding ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
6
Cheery EARTH-2 Meets RED SON Characters in CONVERGENCE …
Nowhere are those worlds more contractive than Convergence: Action Comics, where writer Justin Gray bringing the bright, hopeful America of ... «Newsarama, Feb 15»
7
Federal Reserve Exit Strategy: Number 10
This would be contractive for the banking system as a whole. This is the very thing the Federal Reserve hopes to avoid. The historical example ... «Seeking Alpha, Feb 15»
8
Study: IUDs, contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year …
The final results will determine if contractive IUDs and implants are effective for up to three years beyond FDA-approved duration of use. «News-Medical.net, Feb 15»
9
Eurozone Outlook: Low Inflation Continues To Taunt ECB
French manufacturing and services remain stubbornly rooted in contractive territory at 47.9 and 49.8 respectively. German Manufacturing ... «Investing.com, Jan 15»
10
Will Fallout 4 Release in 2015? Jason Schreier Believes So!
However, the recent rumors are entirely contractive of the initial reports that Bethesda Softworks will not be developing Fallout 4. According to ... «Master Herald, Jan 15»

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