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strangulation

n. C / U
C1 Advanced US //ˌstɹæŋɡjəˈɫeɪʃən// UK //stɹˈænɡjʊlˈeɪʃən// stran·gu·la·tion

n. the act of stopping someone's breathing by pressing your hands or something else against their neck. It can also mean the blocking of a flow of liquid or gas.

n. the act of killing or causing unconsciousness by compressing the neck or throat. In a technical context, it refers to the obstruction of a flow of fluid or gas through a tube or pipe.


SIMPLE

The police arrested the man for attempted strangulation.

CONTEXTUAL

The doctor warned that the swelling in the throat could lead to strangulation of the airway if not treated immediately.

COMPLEX

In mechanical engineering, the phenomenon of strangulation occurs when a fluid reaches the speed of sound within a nozzle, effectively halting any further increase in flow rate despite a drop in downstream pressure.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

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