stress point
91contrastive stress — Phonet. a stress imposed on a word or syllable contrary to its normal accentuation in order to contrast it with an alternative word or syllable or to focus attention on it, as the stress given to the normally unstressed word of in government of… …
92contrastive stress — Phonet. a stress imposed on a word or syllable contrary to its normal accentuation in order to contrast it with an alternative word or syllable or to focus attention on it, as the stress given to the normally unstressed word of in government of… …
93Permanent wilting point — (PWP) or wilting point (WP) is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture the plant requires not to wilt. If moisture decreases to this or any lower point a plant wilts and can no longer recover its turgidity when placed in a saturated… …
94make a point of — do or say something with a definite intent He always makes a point of visiting his aunt when he is in town. (from Idioms in Speech) to insist on; lay stress on; consider as necessary or very important I used to make it a point of honour not to be …
95breaking point — noun Date: 1865 1. the point at which a person gives way under stress 2. the point at which a situation becomes critical 3. the point at which something loses force or validity < stretch the rules to the breaking point > …
96breaking point — break′ing point n. 1) cvb the point at which a person, object, or structure collapses under stress 2) cvb the point at which a situation or condition becomes critical • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
97breaking point — 1. the point at which a person, object, structure, etc., collapses under stress. 2. the point at which a situation or condition becomes critical. [1895 1900] * * * …
98breaking point — n the point at which a person gives way under stress …
99ultimate stress — /ʌltəmət ˈstrɛs/ (say ultuhmuht stres) noun the load required to fracture a material, divided by the original area of cross section at the point of fracture. Also, ultimate tensile stress …
100yield point — /ˈjild pɔɪnt/ (say yeeld poynt) noun the stress at which an elongation of the test piece of metal in a tensile test first occurs without increase of load. Also, yield stress …
