Noun

Singular strain

Plural strains

strain (plural strains)

  1. (obsolete) Treasure.
  2. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
  3. (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
  4. a tune, melody
  5. (biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
    They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
  6. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
    There is a strain of madness in her family.
  7. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
Quotations

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Sat Dec 19 11:21:11 2009

Look up strain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Strain can refer to:

  • Strain (biology), a variant of a plant, virus or bacterium; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposes
  • Strain (chemistry), a chemical stress of a molecule
  • Strain (mechanics) geometrical measure of deformation representing the relative displacement between particles in a material body, i.e. a measure of how much a given displacement differs locally from a rigid-body displacement.
  • Strain (injury), an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over stretching
  • Strain (manga), manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
  • Strain (music), a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece

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Tue Jan 26 11:01:24 2010

Slavery put a huge strain on the nation, helping to cause the civil war?
Q. I know that slavery is a huge part of the cause to the Civil War. I am writing an essay on the causes. Political Causes, Economic causes, and Social causes. I am a bit confused to how it exactly put a strain on the nation. It seems a bit redundant to me...? So I just need to know how slavery put this much strain on the nation. What events occurred?
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A. The answer is big...SO VISIT...
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Do Wi-Fi connections put a considerable strain on a wired LAN on the same network?
Q. Two computers connected on the same network; one wired ,one wireless. The wired computer is almost always on and when the wireless computer is started, it has been reported that there seems to be a remarkable strain (more than normal) on the network. Do Wi-Fi connections put a considerable strain on a wired LAN on the same network? If yes, what can be done to resolve this?
Asked by Tayo - Mon Oct 5 17:52:19 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A computer connecting via wireless should not put a strain on your network, unless the computer connecting has a virus. It may be trying to connect to a Botnet.
Answered by Georgiaboy17 - Mon Oct 5 18:01:19 2009

What is the cause of putting strain on your vocal cords?
Q. I don't know if this is habit or not, but I've noticed that when I talk I begin to strain my voice a lot. When I finish my sentences my throat easily wears out and my voice gets raspy and hoarse. Are there any problems surrounding this behavior, or is it just me?
Asked by Obie-Wan - Sat Jan 5 14:48:27 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it can happen from talking, yelling, or singing too much. Maybe you have a cold.
Answered by serenity's big sis - Sat Jan 5 15:10:57 2008

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