| failure | an unexpected omission, he resented my failure to return his call, the mechanic's failure to check the brakes |
| failure | an act that fails, his failure to pass the test |
limit
bound
boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
| stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
| boundary condition | (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations |
| 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 |
| failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose, the surprise party was a complete failure |
| breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
| brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
| engine failure | engine does not run |
power outage
power failure | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails, the ice storm caused a power outage |
boundary
bound
bounds | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
boundary line
border
borderline
delimitation
mete | a line that indicates a boundary |
state line
state boundary | the boundary between two states |
failure
loser nonstarter
unsuccessful person | a person with a record of failing, someone who loses consistently |
| boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
| 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 |
modification
qualifying
limiting | the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |
boundary
edge
bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
periphery
fringe
outer boundary | the outside boundary or surface of something |
| failure | loss of ability to function normally, kidney failure |
| circulatory failure | failure of the cardiovascular system to supply adequate amounts of blood to body tissues |
heart failure
coronary failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions |
| congestive heart failure | inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues |
renal failure
kidney failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance |
acute renal failure
acute kidney failure | renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract |
chronic renal failure
chronic kidney failure | renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders |
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 |
| failure | lack of success, he felt that his entire life had been a failure, that year there was a crop failure |
bankruptcy
failure | inability to discharge all your debts as they come due, the company had to declare bankruptcy, fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks |
| bank failure | the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations |
| crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
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! |
confining
constraining
constrictive
limiting restricting | restricting the scope or freedom of action |
| limiting | strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase, the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause |