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[ noun ] an instance of becoming narrow

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The intimal surface of the aorta was covered with confluent , yellow-brown , hard , friable plaques along its entire course , and there was a marked narrowing of the orifices of the large major visceral arteries .

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[ adjective ] (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

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narrow

3
[ noun ] a decrease in width

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widening decrease

4
[ adjective ] becoming gradually narrower

Synonyms

tapering tapered

Examples

"long tapering fingers" "trousers with tapered legs"

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narrow

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[ noun ] the act of making something narrower
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