| emphasize |
to give greater strength or importance to; stress. [1/2 definitions] |
| endurance |
the act, condition, or capacity of functioning under prolonged stress. [1/2 definitions] |
| enforce |
to maintain forcibly; stress. [1/3 definitions] |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, esp. under stress; composure. |
| fatigue |
mechanical failure or breakdown because of stress. [2/8 definitions] |
| fraught |
causing or characterized by uneasiness, stress, or anxiety. [1/2 definitions] |
| G-force |
(often l.c.) a unit of inertial stress on a body that is subjected to rapid acceleration, equal to about thirty-two feet per second per second. |
| grave accent |
a diacritical mark (à), placed over a vowel to indicate length or low pitch, or to indicate secondary stress of a syllable. (Cf. acute accent.) |
| groan |
a deep creaking or grating sound produced by excessive stress on a structure, machine, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| heart rate |
the number of times the heart beats in one minute, esp. as a measure of how hard the heart is working during physical exercise or emotional stress; pulse. |
| ictus |
a metrical or rhythmical stress, as in poetry. [1/2 definitions] |
| intellectualize |
to consider or stress the rational or intellectual aspects of, esp. ignoring the emotional. [1/2 definitions] |
| intensive |
tending to stress or intensify. [1/5 definitions] |
| low-impact |
of or relating to a form of physical exercise that puts minimal stress on the body, esp. upon the joints. [1/2 definitions] |
| modulus |
a quantity representing the physical response of a material to an external stimulus, esp. mechanical stress. [1/2 definitions] |
| overstress |
combined form of stress. |
| Pentecostal |
of, pertaining to, or designating any of the usu. fundamentalist Christian sects that stress the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and seek to emulate the twelve Apostles at Pentecost. [1/2 definitions] |
| photoelasticity |
the characteristic of some transparent materials to be measured for strain by observing their double refraction of polarized light when placed under a mechanical stress. |
| phrase |
to read or say with deliberate or appropriate pauses or other vocal effects, such as stress or accent. [1/11 definitions] |
| piezoelectric |
of or pertaining to, or using electricity produced when stress is applied to certain materials. |
| primary accent |
the strongest stress or emphasis given to one syllable in a spoken word or to one word in an utterance; primary stress. [1/2 definitions] |