Sentence examples for by contraction from inspiring English sources

Each segment is alternately elongated (by contraction of its circular muscles) and shortened (by contraction of its longitudinal muscles).

While not all-pervasive, it can, by contraction or expansion, occupy various amounts of space.

The digging cycle begins with the extension of the foot by contraction of the transverse muscles.

So it has been with many wars: a cycle of draconian measures followed by contraction.

In both types of bacteremia the condition may be exacerbated by contraction in blood volume.

Many joints in igneous rocks, for example, were produced by contraction when the rocks cooled.

Expiration is an active movement brought about by contraction of abdominal muscles against the viscera.

Pohlad desperately wanted the Twins to be swallowed up by contraction, but the agreement rules out contraction for the next four years.

The figures suggest almost 10 months of zero growth in the UK as each surge is largely cancelled out by contraction or near-contraction in the following months.

In tunicates and vertebrates the blood is propelled by a distinct heart; in cephalochordates, by contraction of the blood vessels.

This regulation is mediated by contraction-induced 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling.