mechanism
mechanics | the technical aspects of doing something, a mechanism of social control, mechanisms of communication, the mechanics of prose style |
| airplane mechanics | the craft of building and repairing airplanes |
| auto mechanics | the craft of building and repairing automobiles |
flute
transverse flute | a high-pitched woodwind instrument, a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown |
transverse sinus
sinus transversus | a paired dural sinus, terminates in the sigmoid sinus |
| transverse colon | the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon |
transversus abdominis muscle
transverse muscle of abdomen
musculus transversalis abdominis
transversus abdominis | a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity |
| transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
| stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress |
| celestial mechanics | the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies |
| mechanics | the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference |
| wave mechanics | the modern form of quantum theory, an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation, atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves |
classical mechanics
Newtonian mechanics | the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion |
| statistical mechanics | the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles |
| quantum mechanics | the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level, an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle) |
fluid mechanics
hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids |
| 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 |
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! |
cross(a)
transverse
transversal
thwartwise | extending or lying across, in a crosswise direction, at right angles to the long axis, cross members should be all steel, from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully, transversal vibrations, transverse colon |