They turn in, and contraction commences.

In subsequent periods of contraction form takes over, imposing conformity on the status quo.

It would be well to have several duplicates of each ball, and, as soon as tension through contraction manifests itself, to try the effect of firing very small charges of small shot to ascertain whether such impacts would start radiating fractures.

And this is that which we call the united, and which the wise men of antiquity denominated being, possessing in one contraction multitude, subsisting prior to the many.

Thus by their contraction muscles are able to do their work.

The muscles which move the bones by their contraction taper for the most part, as before mentioned, into tendons.

I shall be much obliged if any one of your readers can inform me of the principle of the contraction viz.