horizontal stress

  • 1stress — Lateral Lat er*al, a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F. lat[ e]ral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the… …

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  • 2tangential stress — noun : a force acting in a generally horizontal direction; especially : a force that produces mountain folding and overthrusting …

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  • 7горизонтальное напряжение (стресс) — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN horizontal stress …

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