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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  narrowing
       
          Unification followed by unfolding.  The left-hand side of
          a rule is unified with some term, resulting in a set of
          variable bindings.  The term is then replaced by the
          right-hand side of the rule with values substituted for bound
          variables.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
     1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
        smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
        W. Temple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal
        or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to
        narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in
        discussion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
              ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
                                                    Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
        taking two stitches into one.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Narrowing \Nar"row*ing\, n.
     1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in
        breadth or extent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Narrowing \Nar"row*ing\, n.
     1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in
        breadth or extent.
  
     2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
     1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
        smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
        W. Temple.
  
     2. To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal
        or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to
        narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in
        discussion.
  
              Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
              ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
                                                    Watts.
  
     3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
        taking two stitches into one.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  narrowing
       adj 1: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers";
              "trousers with tapered legs" [syn: tapered, tapering]
       2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: constricting,
           constrictive]
       n 1: an instance of becoming narrow
       2: a decrease in width [ant: widening]
       3: the act of making something narrower [ant: widening]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  narrowing
     n.
     1 The process of becoming narrow.
     2 The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en narrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  narrowing
     n.
     1 The process of becoming narrow.
     2 The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en narrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  narrowing
     n.
     1 The process of becoming narrow.
     2 The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en narrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  narrowing
     n.
     1 The process of becoming narrow.
     2 The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en narrow nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  narrowing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en narrow ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb narrow)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Narrowing /nˈaɹəʊɪŋ/
  التضييق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  narrowing /nˈaɹəʊɪŋ/ 
  zužování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  narrowing /nˈaɹəʊɪŋ/
  zúžení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  narrowing /nˈaɹəʊɪŋ/
  úžící