extension strain
1extension — ex·ten·sion n: an increase in length of time; specif: an increase in the time allowed under an agreement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. extension …
2strain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up more at strew Date: 13th century 1. a. lineage, ancestry b. a group of presumed …
3strain — Synonyms and related words: Spenserian stanza, abrade, affectation, affiliation, agitation, aim, air, all overs, anacrusis, ancestry, angst, animal kingdom, animus, antistrophe, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious… …
4extension — Synonyms and related words: L, access, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, acreage, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, advance, affective meaning …
5extension spring — noun : a closely coiled spring made to resist a force pulling in the direction of its length * * * extension spring, a spiral spring designed to resist a pull or strain in line with its length …
6strain — I v 1. tighten, draw tight or taut, stretch, extend, elongate, distend. 2. exert to the utmost, sharpen, whet, hone, make keen, sensitize; rack the brain, peel the eye, squint, listen hard, cock the ear, keep one s ears open. 3. sprain, wrench,… …
7Finite strain theory — Continuum mechanics …
8Normal strain — As with stresses, strains may also be classified as normal strain and shear strain (i.e. acting perpendicular to or along the face of an element respectively). For an isotropic material that obeys Hooke s law, a normal stress will cause a normal… …
9HP-41 extension module — HP 41 extension (or expansion) modules allowed the user of a HP 41 programmable calculator to extend the functionality of the machine. The HP 41 had room for up to four expansion modules at the back of calculator.The HP 41 was not the only… …
10To strain a point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
