noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
Describes physical reduction in size, volume, or length, as well as economic contraction. Used both as a noun and with する as an intransitive verb.
寒さで金属が収縮する。
Metal contracts in the cold.
経済の収縮が続いている。
The economic contraction continues.