Strain (Noun)
Meaning 1
Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him".
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Meaning 3
A special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 4
An intense or violent exertion.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 7
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates".
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Meaning 8
Injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 9
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces.
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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- The strain on the metal rod was measured using a strain gauge to determine the amount of deformation.
- The engineer calculated the strain on the bridge's suspension cables to ensure they could withstand the weight of the traffic.
- The material's strain rate was an important factor in determining its suitability for use in the construction of the high-speed rail line.
- The strain on the object was directly proportional to the stress applied to it, as described by Hooke's Law.
- The researchers used a digital image correlation technique to measure the strain distribution on the surface of the specimen during the tensile test.
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Meaning 10
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.