bending | the act of bending something |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
live load superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
warhead payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
deflection deflexion bending | the property of being bent or deflected |
stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
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 |
bending bend | movement that causes the formation of a curve |
load line Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
lode load | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
load | the power output of a generator or power plant |
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 |
load | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate, he got a load on and started a brawl |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
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 |
load adulterate stretch f dilute debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, adulterate liquor |
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 |
pack load down | load with a pack |
load lade laden load up | fill or place a load on, load a car, load the truck with hay |
load charge | provide (a device) with something necessary, He loaded his gun carefully, load the camera |
load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance, load the bags onto the trucks |
try strain stress | test the limits of, You are trying my patience! |
take a look have a look get a load | look at with attention, Have a look at this!, Get a load of this pretty woman! |
load c | transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |
load-bearing(a) supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
mind-bending mind-blowing | intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations |