Used in a Sentence

stresses

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stresses.

Editorial note

Ditto, the larger the CPU is the more you will have problems with thermal stresses.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stresses gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

verb

(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

verb

(transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stresses.

noun

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

verb

(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

verb

(transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

noun

(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

Example sentences

1

Ditto, the larger the CPU is the more you will have problems with thermal stresses.

2

My favorite part of being a human is that I get to decide what stresses me, what makes me anxious, etc.

3

Hiri is a desktop email client, built to eliminate the email overload and stresses inherent in work email.

4

He stresses the importance of estimating things from first principles, instead of relying on existing market estimates.

5

The stresses of the company took a heavy toll on Bob and Lore's marriage, prompting them to seek a divorce.

6

Even when well-implemented, the 'standard process' for interviewing is rather unreliable and stresses the wrong skills.

7

So yes, lets make a road out of plastic, even though plastic is at it's absolute worst under the stresses roads undergo.

8

Does that mean that I'll survive the stresses of HFT?

9

If you want social safety nets, you need a homogeneous culture that stresses (irrationally) not taking advantage of them, thereby making them sustainable.

10

You're comparing wind loads to seismic shaking, which stresses the structure differently.

11

Nicotine is a known neurotoxin, it increases inflammation, lowers your hdl, raises your ldl, and stresses your endocrine system (adrenal et al.).

12

The main limitations are heat, frequency, reliability, and thermal stresses.

Quote examples

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At current CPU sizes you actually seem to end up with more problems with thermal stresses the smaller you get, due to wires scaling "funny" (edge effects becoming more dominant the smaller you get).

Proper noun examples

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Stresses on syllables come in different places.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stresses in a sentence?

Ditto, the larger the CPU is the more you will have problems with thermal stresses.

What does stresses mean?

(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

What part of speech is stresses?

stresses is commonly used as noun, verb.