fatigue
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See also fatigué
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French fatiguer, from Latin fatigare (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
fatigue (plural fatigues)
- A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
- 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, The Guardian:
- Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.
- 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, The Guardian:
- A menial task, especially in the military.
- A type of material failure due to cumulative effects of cyclic loading.
- 2002, Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, page 46
- The SPS design will remove the sources of stress concentrations and will reduce the effects of initiations of cracks and fatigues
- 2002, Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, page 46
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- fatigues (military work clothing)
Translations [edit]
weariness
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menial task, especially in military
material failure due to cyclic loading
Verb [edit]
fatigue (third-person singular simple present fatigues, present participle fatiguing, simple past and past participle fatigued)
- (transitive) to tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion
- (intransitive) to lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to tire or make weary
to lose strength or energy
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External links [edit]
- fatigue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fatigue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
fatigue f (plural fatigues)
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Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
fatigue (infinitive fatigar)
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