- Look up
stress or
stressy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Stress may
refer to:
Stress (biology), an organism's
response to a
stressor such as an environmental...
- to
define stress solely phonetically. The
stress placed on
syllables within words is
called word
stress. Some
languages have
fixed stress,
meaning that...
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Stress,
whether physiological,
biological or psychological, is an organism's
response to a
stressor, such as an
environmental condition or
change in life...
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Shear stress (often
denoted by τ, Gr****: tau) is the
component of
stress coplanar with a
material cross section. It
arises from the
shear force, the component...
- psychology,
stress is a
feeling of
emotional strain and pressure.
Stress is a form of
psychological and
mental discomfort.
Small amounts of
stress may be beneficial...
- In
continuum mechanics,
stress is a
physical quantity that
describes forces present during deformation. For example, an
object being pulled apart, such...
- A
stressor is a
chemical or
biological agent,
environmental condition,
external stimulus or an
event seen as
causing stress to an organism. Psychologically...
- Post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) is a
mental and
behavioral disorder that
develops from
experiencing a
traumatic event, such as ****ual ****ault, domestic...
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stress tensor (symbol σ {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\sigma }}} ,
named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy), also
called true
stress tensor or
simply stress...
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Stress hormones are
secreted by
endocrine glands to
modify one's
internal environment during times of
stress. By
performing various functions such as mobilizing...
