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  • 31Stress tensor — may refer to: Stress (mechanics), in classical physics Stress energy tensor, in relativistic theories Maxwell stress tensor, in electromagnetism See also Stress (disambiguation) Tensor (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists artic …

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  • 32Stress (Anonymus) — Stress Album par Anonymus Sortie 1997 Genre(s) Thrash metal Producteur(s) Disques MPV Albums de Anonymus …

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  • 33Stress hydrique — Dans certaines régions du monde, la pression sur l eau est de plus en plus forte. On parle de stress hydrique quand la demande en eau dépasse les ressources disponibles. Entrent dans cette catégorie les pays dont la disponibilité en eau par an et …

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  • 34Stress — (str[e^]s), v. t. 1. To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To subject to stress, pressure, or strain. [1913 Webster] 3. To subject to phonetic stress; to accent. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. To place… …

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  • 35Stress migration — is a failure mechanism that often occurs in IC metallization (aluminum, copper). Voids form as result of vacancy migration driven by the hydrostatic stress gradient. Large voids may lead to open circuit or unacceptable resistance increase that… …

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  • 36Stress shielding — refers to the reduction in bone density (osteopenia) as a result of removal of normal stress from the bone by an implant (for instance, the femoral component of a hip prosthesis). This is because by Wolff s law, which states that bone in a… …

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  • 37stress fracture — n a usu. hairline fracture of a bone (as of the foot or lower leg) that has been subjected to repeated stress <occurrence of stress fractures among joggers> * * * a fracture caused by unusual or repeated stress on a bone, such as with… …

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  • 38stress, strain — Stress means pressure, the force exerted upon one object by another. For discussion of strain, See sprain. Examples of use: Under heavy stress, the cable broke. It is a strain to work sixteen hours a day. The German expression Sturm und Drang… …

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  • 39stress — [n1] emphasis accent, accentuation, beat, force, import, importance, significance, urgency, weight; concepts 65,668 Ant. ignorance, unimportance stress [n2] physical or mental pressure affliction, agony, alarm, albatross*, anxiety,… …

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  • 40stress´ful|ness — stress|ful «STREHS fuhl», adjective. full of stress; subject to strain: »to do one s job under stressful conditions. –stress´ful|ly, adverb. –stress´ful|ness, noun …

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