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Strain
Strain Strain, n. (Hort.)
A cultural subvariety that is only slightly differentiated.
StrainStrain Strain, n. [See Strene.]
1. Race; stock; generation; descent; family.
He is of a noble strain. --Shak.
With animals and plants a cross between different
varieties, or between individuals of the same
variety but of another strain, gives vigor and
fertility to the offspring. --Darwin.
2. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
Intemperance and lust breed diseases, which,
propogated, spoil the strain of nation. --Tillotson.
3. Rank; a sort. ``The common strain.' --Dryden. Strain
Strain Strain (str[=a]n), v. i.
1. To make violent efforts. ``Straining with too weak a
wing.' --Pope.
To build his fortune I will strain a little. --Shak.
2. To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through
a sandy soil.
Meaning of STRAIN from wikipedia
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Strain may
refer to:
Strain (biology),
variants of
biological organisms Strain (chemistry)...
- The
Strain is a 2009
vampire horror novel by
Guillermo del Toro and
Chuck Hogan. It is the
first installment in The
Strain Trilogy, and was
followed by...
- In mechanics,
strain is
defined as
relative deformation,
compared to a
reference position configuration.
Different equivalent choices may be made for the...
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organic chemistry, ring
strain is a type of
instability that
exists when
bonds in a
molecule form
angles that are abnormal.
Strain is most
commonly discussed...
-
Strain theory can
refer to; In chemistry:
Baeyer strain theory In
social sciences:
Strain theory (sociology), the
theory that
social structures within...
- In biology, a
strain is a
genetic variant, a
subtype or a
culture within a
biological species.
Strains are
often seen as
inherently artificial concepts...
- A
strain gauge (also
spelled strain gage) is a
device used to
measure strain on an object.
Invented by
Edward E.
Simmons and
Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the...
-
Julie Ann
Strain (February 18, 1962 –
January 10, 2021) was an
American actress and model. She was
chosen by
Penthouse as Pet of the
Month in June 1991...
- (stretching) or
compressive (contractile)
force is
called strain energy. For
linearly elastic materials,
strain energy is: U = 1 2 V σ ε = 1 2 V E ε 2 = 1 2 V E...
- In
mechanics and
materials science,
strain rate is the time
derivative of
strain of a material.
Strain rate has
dimension of
inverse time and SI units...
