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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.
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Strain may
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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...
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engineering and
materials science, a stress–
strain curve for a
material gives the
relationship between stress and
strain. It is
obtained by
gradually applying...
- In mechanics,
strain is
defined as
relative deformation,
compared to a
reference position configuration.
Different equivalent choices may be made for the...
- (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...
- The
Strain is an
American horror drama television series that
aired on FX from July 13, 2014, to
September 17, 2017. It was
created by
Guillermo del Toro...
- 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...
- The
strain hardening exponent (also
called the
strain hardening index),
usually denoted n {\displaystyle n} , is a
measured parameter that quantifies...
-
Right heart strain (also
right ventricular strain or RV
strain) is a
medical finding of
right ventricular dysfunction where the
heart muscle of the right...
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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...
