listening watch continuous receiver watch | a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch |
stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
steady state theory continuous creation theory | (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other, the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory |
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 |
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 |
progressive progressive tense imperfect imperfect tense continuous tense | a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going |
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! |
continuous uninterrupted | continuing in time or space without interruption, a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light- James Jeans, a continuous bout of illness lasting six months, lived in continuous fear, a continuous row of warehouses, a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it, moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks |
continuous | of a function or curve, extending without break or irregularity |