fatigue

  • 41fatigue —    mental illness    In medical jargon mental fatigue is synonymous with nervous breakdown.    See also battle fatigue …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 42fatigue — 1 noun 1 (U) very great tiredness: Steve was pale with fatigue after two sleepless nights. 2 (U) a weakness in metal or wood, caused when it is bent or stretched many times, which is likely to make it break; metal fatigue 3 fatigues (plural) a)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43fatigue — n. 1) mental or physical tiredness, following prolonged or intense activity. Muscle fatigue may be due to the waste products of metabolism accumulating in the muscles faster than they can be removed by the venous blood. Incorrect or inadequate… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 44fatigue — nuovargis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos atsparumo mažėjimas dėl ilgai ją veikiančių kintamų įtempių. atitikmenys: angl. fatigue vok. Ermüdung, f rus. усталость, f pranc. fatigue, f …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 45fatigue — nuovargis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. fatigue vok. Ermüdung, f rus. усталость, f; утомление, n pranc. fatigue, f …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 46fatigue — A condition of a material, especially a metal, causing loss of elasticity and tendency to fracture after long or repeated stress, even though the stress may be less than that which would cause failure under static conditions. Also see fabric… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 47fatigue — [17] In English a relatively formal term, fatigue goes back ultimately to a Latin expression roughly equivalent to the English notion of having ‘had it up to here’. It was borrowed from French fatiguer, a descendant of Latin fatigāre ‘tire’. This …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48fatigue — [fəˈtiːg] noun [U] 1) a feeling of being extremely tired He was suffering from fatigue and acute headaches.[/ex] 2) a tendency for metal or wood to break as a result of too much pressure fatigued [fəˈtiːgd] adj …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 49fatigue —   Māluhiluhi, luhi. Also: unā, ho omā opa opa, kunewa, kualana, kūpolō, po ana, aikena, mā ī ī, kākaiewa.    ♦ To cause fatigue, ho omāluhiluhi …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 50fatigue — nuovargis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos atsparumo sumažėjimas dėl ilgai veikiančių kintamųjų įtempių. atitikmenys: angl. fatigue rus. усталость …

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