strangulation
substantivoatestado nos diálogos
- //ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n//
- //ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n//
- //ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n//
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
substantivo
- 1
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Road congestion in the Manchester and Liverpool areas has already reached strangulation point and it is regarded as impossible for the roads to handle this displaced traffic; buses already take up to three times as long as the trains to cover the same distance.
- 2
The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
Etimologia
From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.
Formas
- plural
- strangulations
stranger · A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a…strangle · To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the…strangling · The crime of killing by strangling.
strangulation · The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
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