local | public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops, the local seemed to take forever to get to New York |
local anesthetic local anaesthetic local topical anesthetic topical anaesthetic | anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body |
local area network LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
local oscillator heterodyne oscillator | an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones |
local road local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
wireless local area network WLAN wireless fidelity WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
local call | a telephone call made within a local calling area |
stress mark | a mark indicating the stress on a syllable |
stress emphasis accent | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch), he put the stress on the wrong syllable |
word stress word accent | the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word |
sentence stress | the distribution of stresses within a sentence |
local government | the government of a local area |
local department department of local government | a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government |
post office local post office | a local branch where postal services are available |
local authority | an administrative unit of local government |
stress | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body, the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area |
stress incontinence | urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining |
local option | freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction |
local anesthesia local anaesthesia | loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) |
fatigue fracture stress fracture | fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury |
tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD | an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images |
stress strain | 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 |
stress focus | special emphasis attached to something, the stress was more on accuracy than on speed |
civil time standard time local time | the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth), established by law or custom |
stress accent accentuate | put stress on, utter with an accent, In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word |
stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate | to stress, single out as important, Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet |
try strain stress | test the limits of, You are trying my patience! |
local | relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area, local taxes, local authorities |
local | affecting only a restricted part or area of the body, local anesthesia |
local | of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood, local customs, local schools, the local citizens, a local point of view, local outbreaks of flu, a local bus line |