Definitions for stricture
ˈstrɪk tʃərstric·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stenosis, stricturenoun

   abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

2. stricturenoun

   severe criticism

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stricturenoun

   A rule restricting behaviour or action.

   For them, parity is less an ultimate goal than a transitory and permissive springboard for testing Western resolve and pursuing whatever additional accretions of strategic power the strictures of SALT and American tolerance will allow.

2. stricturenoun

   A sternly critical remark or review.

3. stricturenoun

   Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.

4. stricturenoun

   strictness

   A man of stricture and firm abstinence. uE000213500uE001 Shakespeare.

5. Etymology: From strictura, from strictus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stricturenoun

   Etymology: from strictura, Latin, a spark.

   1. A stroke; a touch.

   The God of nature implanted in their vegetable natures certain passive strictures, or signatures of that wisdom which hath made and ordered all things with the highest reason. Matthew Hale.

   2. Contraction; closure by contraction.

   As long as there is thirst, with a free passage by urine, and stricture of the vessels, so long is water safely taken. Arbuthnot.

   3. A slight touch upon a subject; not a set discourse.

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1. stricture

   A stricture is a limitation or restriction, or a strong criticism. In medical terms, it refers to an abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stricturenoun

   strictness

2. Stricturenoun

   a stroke; a glance; a touch

3. Stricturenoun

   a touch of adverse criticism; censure

4. Stricturenoun

   a localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic

5. Etymology: [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.]

Matched Categories

1. • Criticism
   • Pathology

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stricture in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stricture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stricture
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stricture
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stricture
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stricture
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=stricture