strain

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Quotations 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /stɹeɪn/, SAMPA: /streIn/
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• Rhymes: -eɪn

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English strēon, ġestrēon, from Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *streu ( cognate with Latin strues (“‘heap’”)

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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.).

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• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old French estreindre ( > French étreindre (“‘to grip’”)), from Latin stringere (“‘to draw tight together, to tie’”).

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strain (uncountable)

1. (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.

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to strain (third-person singular simple present strains, present participle straining, simple past and past participle strained)

1. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.

   Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.

2. To apply a force or forces to
3. To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one’s voice
4. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

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