单词 | stressability |
释义 | stressabilityn. 1. The capacity to withstand stress (in various senses), esp. mechanical stress. ΚΠ 1929 Trans. Electrochem. Soc. 55 265 It seems that it is largely a question of the stressability of the surface of the film. 1976 S. Schiller et al. in R.A. Bakish Proc. Symp. Electron & Ion Beam Sci. & Technol. 88 Within beam power limitations imposed by the thermal stressability of the workpiece surface, EB [= electron beam] scanning can further be used for pulse weld processes where the gun operates in continuous mode. 2020 R. Heim Struct. Durability p. vii. I have been teaching the basics of structural durability there in an international master's course of study, in which particular importance is attached to a consistent treatment of both load and stressability. 2. Linguistics. The quality of a word, syllable, etc., of being stressable; capacity to be stressed (stress v. 9). ΚΠ 1964 Eng. Stud. 45 495 He investigates its relation to Latin phonology, which in the realm of accent is characterized by the category of stressability. 1977 Language 53 28 We agree that the stressability of prepositions is to be handled by the rules of the grammar rather than poetry, but we differ substantially on the specific analysis. 2003 D. Minkova Alliteration & Sound Change Early Eng. ii. 30 The stressability of the verb depends on a number of factors: the type of verb, the syntactic function..and, crucially for alliteration, the metrical environment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1929 |
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