contractile - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'contractile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contractile

[ a.]

- tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.

1 . contractile

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- capable of contracting or being contracted

Example in sentence:

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