narrowing

Antonyms:

broadening, widening

an increase in width

Type of:

decrease, decrement

a process of becoming smaller or shorter

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coarctation

(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

taper

the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction

a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

point, pointedness

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

unpointedness

the property of having only a dull tip (if any)

Type of:

configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)