to lay stress on
31stress */*/*/ — I UK [stres] / US noun Word forms stress : singular stress plural stresses 1) [uncountable] a worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems overworked managers… …
32stress — stress1 [ stres ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems: overworked managers suffering from stress and anxiety under stress: You ll… …
33stress — 1 /stres/ noun 1 (C, U) continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing: Your headaches are due to stress. | under stress: Janet s been under a lot of stress since her mother s illness. | stresses and …
34lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ …
35lay baptism — noun : baptism administered by a member of the laity usually under the stress of necessity (as because of the unavailability of a clergyman) * * * Eccles. baptism administered by a lay person. [1720 30] * * * lay baptism noun Baptism administered …
36lay emphasis — emphasize, stress …
37place/lay/put stress on sth — ► if an official speech or report places, lays, or puts stress on something, it emphasizes it: »We should develop a more dynamic conception of equality, placing more stress on opportunity. Main Entry: ↑stress …
38Environmental stress cracking — (ESC) is one of the most common causes of unexpected brittle failure of thermoplastic (especially amorphous) polymers known at present. Environmental stress cracking may account for around 15 30% of all plastic component failures in service.H. F …
39Coulomb stress transfer — is an interaction criterion that promises a deeper understanding of earthquake occurrence, and a better description of probabilistic hazard. When an earthquake reduces the average value of the shear stress on the fault that slipped, shear stress… …
40Mattydale lay — A Hose Lay or hose load is a preconfigured arrangement of fire hose that facilitates deployment under high stress, high danger situations. A Mattydale lay, also called cross lay , speedlay , and transverse lay , is a method of storing hose on a… …
