Stressnoun
(biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
Intonationnoun
(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Stressnoun
(biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
Intonationnoun
The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Stressnoun
The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
Intonationnoun
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
‘Her intonation was false.’;
Stressnoun
Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
Intonationnoun
Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
‘Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.’;
Intonationnoun
A thundering; thunder.
Stressnoun
The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
‘Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.’;
Intonationnoun
A thundering; thunder.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
Intonationnoun
The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Stressnoun
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
Intonationnoun
The manner of speaking, especially the placement of emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch of the voice while speaking.
Stressnoun
obsolete form of distress
Intonationnoun
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Stressnoun
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Intonationnoun
singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
Stressverb
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
Intonationnoun
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
Stressverb
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
Intonationnoun
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
Stressverb
(informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
Stressverb
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
‘“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.’;
Stressverb
To emphasise (words in speaking).
Stressverb
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
‘I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.’;
Stressnoun
Distress.
‘Sad hersal of his heavy stress.’;
Stressnoun
Pressure, strain; - used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance.
‘The faculties of the mind are improved by exercise, yet they must not be put to a stress beyond their strength.’; ‘A body may as well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream.’;
Stressnoun
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.
‘Stress is the mutual action between portions of matter.’;
Stressnoun
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.
Stressnoun
Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Stressverb
To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
Stressverb
To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
Stressverb
To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
Stressverb
To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
Stressnoun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
‘he put the stress on the wrong syllable’;
Stressnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
‘he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension’; ‘stress is a vasoconstrictor’;
Stressnoun
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body;
‘the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area’;
Stressnoun
special emphasis attached to something;
‘the stress was more on accuracy than on speed’;
Stressnoun
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’;
Stressverb
to stress, single out as important;
‘Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet’;
Stressverb
put stress on; utter with an accent;
‘In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word’;
Stressverb
test the limits of;
‘You are trying my patience!’;
Stressnoun
pressure or tension exerted on a material object
‘the distribution of stress is uniform across the bar’;
Stressnoun
the degree of stress measured in units of force per unit area.
Stressnoun
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances
‘he's obviously under a lot of stress’; ‘stress-related illnesses’;
Stressnoun
something that causes a state of strain or tension
‘the stresses and strains of public life’;
Stressnoun
physiological disturbance or damage caused to an organism by adverse circumstances
‘in many areas irrigation is warranted to avoid plant stress’;
Stressnoun
particular emphasis or importance
‘he has started to lay greater stress on the government's role in industry’;
Stressnoun
emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech, typically through a combination of relatively greater loudness, higher pitch, and longer duration
‘normally, the stress falls on the first syllable’;
Stressverb
give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing
‘they stressed the need for reform’; ‘‘I want it done very, very neatly,’ she stressed’; ‘she was anxious to stress that her daughter's safety was her only concern’;
Stressverb
give emphasis to (a syllable or word) when pronouncing it
‘in French, the last syllable is usually stressed’;
Stressverb
subject to pressure or tension
‘this type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints’;
Stressverb
cause mental or emotional strain or tension in
‘I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before’;
Stressverb
become tense or anxious; worry
‘don't stress—there's plenty of time to get a grip on the situation’;
