variation
variance | an activity that varies from a norm or standard, any variation in his routine was immediately reported |
| variation | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard, who is responsible for these variations in taxation? |
pas seul
variation | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure |
| variation | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard, he patented a variation on the sandal |
| stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
| version variant variation edition | something a little different from others of the same type, an experimental version of the night fighter, a variant of the same word, an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone, the boy is a younger edition of his father |
| stress mark | a mark indicating the stress on a syllable |
| variation | a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished |
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 |
| variation fluctuation | an instance of change, the rate or magnitude of change |
| daily variation | fluctuations that occur between one day and the next |
| diurnal variation | fluctuations that occur during each day |
mutant
mutation
variation
sport | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration |
| variation | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) |
| 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 |
| variation | the process of varying or being varied |
magnetic declination
magnetic variation
variation | the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north |
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 |
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! |