| contractile | adj also contractible, dapat mengecut: ~ tissue, tisu dapat mengecut; ~ muscles, otot-otot yg dapat mengecut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contraction | n 1. becoming, causing to become smaller, shorter, etc, pengecutan, mengecut; 2. (physiol & pathol) kontraksi, pengecutan; 3. shortening of word, pemendekan, penyingkatan; 4. word shortened, kependekan, singkatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contract | vi 1. enter into agreement, mengikat kontrak; (verbally) mengikat janji: he ~ed to complete the job in two years, dia mengikat kontrak utk menyelesaikan kerja itu dlm dua tahun; they ~ed to allow the farmer to use their field, mereka mengikat janji utk memajakkan ladang mereka kpd petani itu; 2. become smaller, shorter, etc, mengecut: the steel ~ed as it cooled, keluli itu mengecut apabila sejuk; 3. (of pupil of eye) mengecil; 4. draw together, a. (of muscle) mengecut; b. (of brow) berkerut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| according | adv; ~ as, depending on whether, bergantung kpd sama ada: the overhead wiring expands and contracts ~ as the temperature is high or low, wayar atas mengembang dan mengecut menurut tinggi rendahnya suhu; ~ to, a. (st) mengikut, menurut: ~ to age, mengikut umur; ~ to plan, mengikut rancangan; ~ to specificatns, mengikut spesifikasi; b. (so.) menurut: ~ to him, menurutnya; ~ to reliable sources, menurut sumber-sumber yg boleh dipercayai; ~ to officers of the department, menurut pegawai-pegawai jabatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |