English → Latin
“contractible, contractibility” in Latin
cōnstringōTo hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check; To bring into a narrow compass, to coartōto press together, compress, contract, confine; to abridge, shorten (of time); to abridge, compress (of discourse)coangustōto confine, compress, enclose; to limit, restrictpossumbe able to, can, may; in the 3rd person singular (pote est): it may be, it is possible; to have influence or efficacy, t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contractible, contractibility
circumlocution by verbs: se contrahere or se contrahere posse; contrahi posse; constringi, coartari, coangustari, etc., posse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contractible, contractibility?
- The usual Latin words for “contractible, contractibility” are cōnstringō, coartō, coangustō; also possum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.