| Stress (stress) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Stress |
| [Abbrev. fr.
distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch,
(assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See
Distress.] |
Distress.
Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of
immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance;
weight; significance.
The force, or
combination of forces, which produces a strain] force exerted in any
direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and
taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action,
as thrust or pressure, pull or tension,
shear or tangential stress.
Force of utterance expended
upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in
accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to
pronunciation, §§ 31-35.
Distress; the act of
distraining; also, the thing distrained.
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| Stress (stress) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Stress |
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To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
To subject to stress, pressure, or
strain.
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| Stress (stress) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Stress |
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To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
To place emphasis on; to make emphatic;
emphasize.
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