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Etymology 1
Old English strēon, ġestrēon, from Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *streu ( cognate with Latin strues (“‘heap’”)
Noun
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Singular strain |
Plural strains |
strain (plural strains)
- (obsolete) Treasure.
- (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
- (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
- a tune, melody
- (biology) A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.
- They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.
- Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.
- There is a strain of madness in her family.
- (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Translations
Race; stock; generation; descent; family
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Etymology 2
Old French estreindre ( > French étreindre (“‘to grip’”)), from Latin stringere (“‘to draw tight together, to tie’”).
Noun
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Singular strain |
Plural uncountable |
strain (uncountable)
- (uncountable) (engineering) The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.
Verb
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Infinitive to strain |
Third person singular strains |
Simple past strained |
Past participle strained |
Present participle straining |
to strain (third-person singular simple present strains, present participle straining, simple past and past participle strained)
- To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.
- Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.
- To apply a force or forces to
- Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues.
- To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one’s voice
- To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Translations
to stretch too far
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Anagrams
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Canada NewsWire (press release)
International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day on February 28 serves as an opportunity for staff and employers to talk about a health problem ...
bowrbird
ue, 23 Feb 2010 20:16:06 GM
Even without modern genomic sequencing systems, Peter Palese's group was able to show that the 1977 H1N1 was actually an old . strain. ,2 described in 1950, that had re-appeared without any evidence of evolution throughout the dozen ...
