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strain noun

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
 souche, race
  • (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
 hérédité
  • (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
 race, variété

strain noun

  /stɹeɪn/
  • An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
 claquage, élongation
  • (uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
 déformation
  • The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
 pression, tension

strain verb

  /stɹeɪn/
  • (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
 étirer

strained adjective

  /stɹeɪ̯nd/
  • Under tension; tense.
 tendu
repetitive strain injury
microtraumatismes répétés
strain hardening
écrouissage
strain gauge
jauge extensométrique
shear strain
cisaillement
strain tensor
tenseur des déformations
mechanical strain
déformation mécanique
stress-strain curve
diagramme contrainte-déformation
stress-strain diagram
diagramme contrainte-déformation
shear stress-strain curve
courbe de cisaillement
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