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41point up — verb emphasize, especially by identification (Freq. 6) This novel points up the racial problems in England • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑emphasise, ↑punctuate, ↑accent, ↑accentuate …
42point up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. accent, stress, make clear; see emphasize . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To accord emphasis to: accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, play up, stress, underline, underscore. See IMPORTANT. II… …
43Stress-strain index — The stress strain index (SSI), of a bone, is a surrogate measure of bone strength [cite journal | author = Ward K, Roberts S, Adams J, Mughal M | title = Bone geometry and density in the skeleton of pre pubertal gymnasts and school children. |… …
44stress raiser — A sharp nick on a propeller. It is so called because the stresses can be concentrated on the point of the nick, possibly causing the structural failure or the loss of a propeller tip, extreme vibration, and loss of control. A stress raiser on a… …
45point something up — EMPHASIZE, highlight, draw attention to, accentuate, underline, spotlight, foreground, put emphasis on, stress, play up, accent, bring to the fore. → point * * * ˌpoint sthˈup derived (formal) to emphasize sth so that it becomes more noticeable… …
46stress, neutral — Fluid pressure exerted equally in all directions at a point in a saturated deposit by the head of water. Neutral pressure is transmitted to the base of the deposit through the pore water, and does not have a measurable influence on the void… …
47point up — Synonyms and related words: accent, accentuate, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, give emphasis to, harp on, highlight, italicize, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, punctuate, rub in, spotlight, star, stress, underline,… …
48stress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pressure, strain, compulsion; emphasis, urgency, importance; accent. See necessity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Importance] Syn. significance, weight, import; see importance 1 . 2. [Pressure] Syn. strain,… …
49stress — Etat d’inadaptation subjective, à des changement de conditions de vie, à des surcharges professionnelles inadmissibles, à des échéances intolérables... Du point de vue de «l’économie» de l’organisme, cette mise en tension extrême des ressources… …
50point up — it s as if he deliberately points up every negative aspect of our work Syn: emphasize, highlight, draw attention to, accentuate, underline, spotlight, foreground, put emphasis on, stress, play up, accent, bring to the fore …
