Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 13 compound words that contain strains. The most common are listed below. Open strains in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- breaking strainsplural of breaking strain: The amount of strain which can cause something to break, according to the force or weight placed on it. Many materials, such as lines and ropes, have a specified breaking strain.
- engineering strainsplural of engineering strain: A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.
- strains courtesythird-person singular simple present indicative of strain courtesy: To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.
- true strainsplural of true strain: A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.
- yield strainsplural of yield strain: The amount of strain corresponding to the yield point; the minimum deformation required to cause a material to deform plastically (irreversibly).
- oblique strainsplural of oblique strain: A common baseball injury, affecting the contralateral side external oblique, or the trailing internal oblique.
- strains a pointthird-person singular simple present indicative of strain a point: To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.
- strains every nervethird-person singular simple present indicative of strain every nerve: To make every possible effort to do something; to do one's utmost.
- strains the potatoesthird-person singular simple present indicative of strain the potatoes: To urinate.
- tensile strainsplural of tensile strain: The relative elongation of a material when subjected to tension.
- Andromeda strainsplural of Andromeda strain: Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe.
- strains at the leashthird-person singular simple present indicative of strain at the leash: To be very eager to do or begin something.
- strains at a gnatthird-person singular simple present indicative of strain at a gnat: to make a mountain out of a molehill
- transannular strainsplural of transannular strain: In medium-sized ring compounds, the strain due to repulsive interactions between substituents attached to non-adjacent ring atoms.
Compound words 13
- constrainsthird-person singular simple present indicative of constrain: To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- broodstrainsplural of broodstrain: A strain of animals from the same brood
- counterstrainsplural of counterstrain: The opposition of a muscular strain
- eigenstrainsplural of eigenstrain: A residual strain produced without an external force
- eyestrainsplural of eyestrain: Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision.
- macrostrainsplural of macrostrain: macroscopic strain
- microstrainsplural of microstrain: A strain expressed in terms of parts per million.
- outstrainsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outstrain: To outdo by straining.
- overstrainsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overstrain: To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.
- serostrainsplural of serostrain: A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.