1. the quality or capacity of being able to contract or become smaller in size or volume
Usage: commonly used in medical and biological contexts
2. in mathematics and topology, the property of a space or object that can be continuously deformed to a point
Usage: technical; used in advanced mathematics

Examples

• The contractibility of muscle tissue allows the heart to pump blood throughout the body.
• Doctors assessed the contractibility of the patient's heart muscle after the surgery.
• The contractibility of the uterus increases during labor.
• In topology, the contractibility of a space determines certain mathematical properties.
• The drug improved the contractibility of the weakened cardiac muscle.
• Smooth muscle contractibility is essential for normal digestive function.