Home › Words › S › supercontractionsupercontractionsupercontraction means the contraction (by up to 50%) of spider dragline silk in high humidity.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, supercontraction ranks #12,995 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom super- + contraction.nounThe contraction (by up to 50%) of spider dragline silk in high humidityThe contraction of textile fibres when treated with heat etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.supercontracted 55% match — That has undergone supercontraction vs supercontraction →fibroin 54% match — A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs vs supercontraction →hypercontract 53% match — To contract excessively vs supercontraction →hygrosensation 52% match — The ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity vs supercontraction →hypercontracture 51% match — Excessive contracture, especially of muscle tissue vs supercontraction →hypercontractive 51% match — That produces or exhibits hypercontractivity vs supercontraction →hygroreception 51% match — The ability of some insects to detect changes in the moisture content of their environment vs supercontraction →thermoretractable 50% match — That contracts when heated vs supercontraction →