German edit

Etymology edit

strecken +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɛkʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʊŋ
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  • Hyphenation: Stre‧ckung

Noun edit

Streckung f (genitive Streckung, plural Streckungen)

  1. stretching, straightening (both spatially as well as temporally)
    Antonym: Stauchung
  2. (medicine) a growth phase in children typically between 4 and 7 years of age
    Hypernym: Wachstumsphase

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