stress test

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noun

a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand.

Medicine/Medical. a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion.

a simulation test to determine how a given institution, system, etc., would perform under greater than usual stresses or pressures: the government’s stress test for big banks;mandatory stress tests for nuclear plants;a website stress test that simulates peak traffic.

Origin of stress test

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby stress test

stressor, stress out, stress position, stress reaction, stress shielding, stress test, stress-timed, stress ulcers, stress urinary incontinence, stretch, stretch a point

Definition for stress test (2 of 2)

stress-test

[ stres-test ]

/ ˈstrɛsˌtɛst /

verb (used with object)

to subject to a stress test.

OTHER WORDS FROM stress-test

stress-testing, noun

Example sentences from the Web for stress test

The economic assumptions behind the stress-test scenarios are also suspect.
Don't Repeat Japan's Mistake|Stephen Robert|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for stress test

stress test

n.

A graded test to measure an individual's heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise, as on a treadmill.

单词	stress test
释义	stress test SEE SYNONYMS FOR stress test ON THESAURUS.COM noun a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand. Medicine/Medical. a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion. a simulation test to determine how a given institution, system, etc., would perform under greater than usual stresses or pressures: the government’s stress test for big banks;mandatory stress tests for nuclear plants;a website stress test that simulates peak traffic. Origin of stress test First recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby stress test stressor, stress out, stress position, stress reaction, stress shielding, stress test, stress-timed, stress ulcers, stress urinary incontinence, stretch, stretch a point Definition for stress test (2 of 2) stress-test [ stres-test ] / ˈstrɛsˌtɛst / verb (used with object) to subject to a stress test. OTHER WORDS FROM stress-test stress-testing, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stress test The economic assumptions behind the stress-test scenarios are also suspect. Don't Repeat Japan's Mistake\|Stephen Robert\|March 17, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Medical definitions for stress test stress test n. A graded test to measure an individual's heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise, as on a treadmill. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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