stress

Examples

• All

• However, the deleterious effects of heat stress on the digestive system have not been thoroughly documented.

  Academic text (2015)

• So a possible approach to counteracting the stress initiated by feed restriction could be supplementation with ascorbic acid.

  Academic text (2015)

• During the exercise it's a major stress on the cells in the muscles.

• Stress is a very powerful force.

  Analyze This (1999)

• They had stress cracks all over.

  On Deadly Ground (1994)

• Assessing the public health effect of the industry's influence on stress research is difficult.

  Academic text (2011)

• The beryllium sphere has fractured under stress.

  Galaxy Quest (1999)

• Drought is one of the most important abiotic stresses, which limits crop production in different parts of the country.

  Academic text (2015)

• When considered alone, stresses at these levels do not indisputably imply catastrophic failure.

  Academic text (2012)

• In the 1960s, engineers started to analyze the stresses in ship hulls using finite-element modeling (FEM).

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

M

mechanical stress

vsstress

• Specialized

5.1

Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces

refers to force per area applied to a material causing strain or deformation

Idioms

U

under a lot of stress

24 2.8

People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening

Compounds

S

stress test

• Specialized

8 4.4

A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions

S

stress fracture

• Specialized

5 4.6

A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again

P

posttraumatic stress disorder

• Specialized

2 4.4

A long-lasting problem in the mind after a very frightening event that causes flashbacks, strong fear, and avoidance of reminders

S

stress reliever

2 3.2

A thing or activity that helps you feel less tense

S

to stress test

• Specialized

2 3.9

To put something under heavy load to see how it works

S

stress mark

• Specialized

1 5.8

A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly

S

stress incontinence

• Specialized

1 6.2

Leak urine during actions that put pressure on the bladder, like coughing, laughing, or lifting

C

chokehold of stress

• Informal

8.8

A strong feeling of worry that makes it hard to breathe or think

M

mechanical stress

• Specialized

5.1

Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces

I

initial stress

• Specialized

5.6

A strong sound on the first syllable of a word

S

sentence stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning

W

word stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable

How Stressed

stress

• Specialized

105 6.9

stressless

• Specialized

4.6

Surface Forms

Etymology