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Strain engineering refers to a general strategy employed in semiconductor manufacturing to enhance device performance. Performance benefits are achieved
Strain_engineering
Relative deformation of a physical body
such as stretch, logarithmic strain, Green strain, and Almansi strain. Engineering strain, also known as Cauchy strain, is expressed as the ratio of
Strain_(mechanics)
Change in the shape or size of an object
subjected to very small deformations. Engineering strain is modeled by infinitesimal strain theory, also called small strain theory, small deformation theory
Deformation_(engineering)
Controlling these strains can improve the electronic properties of an epitaxially grown semiconductor. See: strain engineering. Residual stress Strain (mechanics)
Eigenstrain
Curve representing a material's response to applied forces
In engineering and materials science, a stress–strain curve for a material gives the relationship between the applied pressure, known as stress, and amount
Stress–strain_curve
Rate of change in the linear deformation of a material with respect to time
In mechanics and materials science, strain rate is the time derivative of strain of a material. Strain rate has dimension of inverse time and SI units
Strain_rate
Genetic variant, subtype or culture within a biological species
strain engineering. Scientists have succeeded in establishing viable minimal genomes from which new strains can be developed. These minimal strains provide
Strain_(biology)
Thin layer of material
example a buffer layer may be deposited between the substrate and film. Strain engineering is also used to produce various phase and domain structures in thin
Thin_film
Biological manufacturing process
Microbial strains often undergo a process of engineering and optimisation to improve the production of a target molecule. Metabolic engineering encompasses
Precision_fermentation
1994 studio album by In Flames
Lunar Strain is the debut studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in April 1994. The album is noted for its elements of black metal
Lunar_Strain
and metabolite yields through strain engineering. A MCF develops native and nonnative metabolites through targeted strain design. In addition, MCFs can
Microbial_cell_factory
Enzyme involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis
catalytic efficiency and its usefulness as a selection marker for yeast strain engineering. OMP decarboxylase is known for being an extraordinarily efficient
Orotidine 5′-phosphate decarboxylase
Orotidine_5′-phosphate_decarboxylase
Phenomenon of deformation due to structural stress
In materials science and engineering, the yield point is the point on a stress–strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning
Yield_(engineering)
Maximum stress withstood by stretched material before breaking
performing a tensile test and recording the engineering stress versus strain. The highest point of the stress–strain curve is the ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate_tensile_strength
MOS field-effect transistor with more than one gate
Other complementary strategies for device scaling include channel strain engineering, silicon-on-insulator-based technologies, and high-κ/metal gate materials
Multigate_device
Rod-shaped, gram-negative bacterium
commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Most E. coli strains are part of the normal microbiota of the gut, where they constitute about
Escherichia_coli
Measurement in material science
The strain hardening exponent (also called the strain hardening index), usually denoted n {\displaystyle n} , is a measured parameter that quantifies
Strain_hardening_exponent
Causes and list of disasters
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts or errors in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and
Engineering_disasters
1938 mechanical engineering design book by Richard G. Budynas and Ali M. Sadegh
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain is a mechanical engineering design book written by Raymond Roark, Later co-written with Warren C. Young, and now
Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
Roark's_Formulas_for_Stress_and_Strain
Electronic component used to measure strain
A strain gauge (also spelled strain gage) is a device used to measure strain on an object. Invented by Edward E. Simmons and Arthur C. Ruge in 1938, the
Strain_gauge
33MO3 films using out-of-plane tensile strain. In a conventional strain engineering framework, epitaxial strain is only effective below the critical thickness
Low_field_magnetoresistance
Brazilian-born physicist
impurities; localized magnetic states; gap opening in biased bilayers; strain engineering; and impurity induced spin-orbit effect. In 2016, Thomson Reuters
Antonio_H._Castro_Neto
Type of natural semiconductor with thicknesses on the atomic scale
photoluminescence and charge transport properties. Additionally, phase and strain engineering have emerged as powerful strategies to further optimize the electronic
Two-dimensional_semiconductor
Metabolic redox process producing energy in the absence of oxygen
microorganisms. The development of fermentation processes, microbial strain engineering and recombinant gene technologies has enabled the commercialization
Fermentation
Mathematical model of how solid objects deform
strain. These are 6 independent equations relating strains and displacements with 9 independent unknowns (strains and displacements). In engineering notation
Linear_elasticity
Mathematical model for describing material deformation under stress
with the finite strain theory where the opposite assumption is made. The infinitesimal strain theory has wide applications in engineering. Stress analysis
Infinitesimal_strain_theory
Mathematical analysis of stresses in solids
Stress–strain analysis (or stress analysis) is an engineering discipline that uses many methods to determine the stresses and strains in materials and
Stress–strain_analysis
Highly localized tensile deformation
In engineering and materials science, necking is a mode of tensile deformation where relatively large amounts of strain localize disproportionately in
Necking_(engineering)
Plant varieties of cannabis
Cannabis strains is a popular name to refer to plant varieties of the monospecific genus Cannabis sativa L.. They are either pure or hybrid varieties
Cannabis_strain
Physical property when materials or objects return to original shape after deformation
For small strains, the measure of stress that is used is the Cauchy stress while the measure of strain that is used is the infinitesimal strain tensor;
Elasticity_(physics)
Branch of engineering
aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is similar, but deals with the electronics side of aerospace engineering. "Aeronautical
Aerospace_engineering
Controlling or altering the band gap of a material
Yu-jie; et al. (2014). "Bandgap engineering and manipulating electronic and optical properties of ZnO nanowires by uniaxial strain". Nanoscale. 6 (9). Royal
Band-gap_engineering
Mechanical transmission system with flexing
Strain wave gearing (also known as harmonic gearing) is a type of mechanical gear system that uses a flexible spline with external teeth, which is deformed
Strain_wave_gearing
Allotrope of carbon
Gaoxue; Si, Mingsu; Kumar, Ashok; Pandey, Ravindra (May 26, 2014). "Strain engineering of Dirac cones in graphyne". Applied Physics Letters. 104 (21): 213107
Graphyne
Split of materials or structures under stress
determined for a given specimen by a tensile test, which charts the stress–strain curve (see image). The final recorded point is the fracture strength. Ductile
Fracture
technology.[citation needed] Strain engineering Hall effect Piezo effect Sun, Y.; Thompson, S. E.; Nishida, T. (2007). "Physics of strain effects in semiconductors
Strained_silicon
Hyperelastic material model
mechanics, a Mooney–Rivlin solid is a hyperelastic material model where the strain energy density function W {\displaystyle W\,} is a linear combination of
Mooney–Rivlin_solid
Technology in semiconductor manufacturing
Research Future group. Intel TeraHertz - similar technology from Intel Strain engineering Wafer (electronics) Wafer bonding Celler, G. K.; Cristoloveanu, S
Silicon_on_insulator
it will be used. Material strength refers to the point on the engineering stress–strain curve (yield stress) beyond which the material experiences deformations
Strength_of_materials
Chemical alloy
Despite this limitation, it has useful properties for band gap and strain engineering of silicon-integrated optoelectronic and microelectronic semiconductor
Germanium-tin
Manufacturing process used to create integrated circuits
and etching wafers. At the 90nm node, transistor channels made with strain engineering were introduced to improve drive current in PMOS transistors by introducing
Semiconductor device fabrication
Semiconductor_device_fabrication
Physical quantity that expresses internal forces in a continuous material
Thermal stress Virial stress Yield (engineering) Yield surface Virial theorem Spall strength "12.3 Stress, Strain, and Elastic Modulus - University Physics
Stress_(mechanics)
2008 studio album by The Acacia Strain
producer, engineering, mixing Alan Douches – mastering Paul Romano – art direction, artwork, design Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Continent - The Acacia Strain | Album
Continent (The Acacia Strain album)
Continent_(The_Acacia_Strain_album)
Degree to which a material under stress irreversibly deforms before failure
Fracture strain is the engineering strain at which a test specimen fractures during a uniaxial tensile test. Percent elongation, or engineering strain at fracture
Ductility
Dynamic strain aging (DSA) for materials science is an instability in plastic flow of materials, associated with interaction between moving dislocations
Dynamic_strain_aging
Engineering discipline
used in mechatronics are strain gauges, thermocouples, and pressure transducers. At the smallest scales, mechanical engineering becomes nanotechnology.
Mechanical_engineering
Concept in physics
variety of areas of physics and engineering, including magnetohydrodynamics, mining and water treatment. The strain rate tensor is a purely kinematic
Strain-rate_tensor
Mathematical model for describing material deformation under stress
mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations
Finite_strain_theory
Genus of fungus used industrially and as model organism
produce functional leghemoglobin for use as a food ingredient. Through strain engineering, including optimisation of heme biosynthesis and signal peptides,
Komagataella
Ways of coupling springs in mechanics
strain (deformation) of the ensemble is the sum of the strains of the individual springs. Conversely, they are said to be in parallel if the strain of
Series_and_parallel_springs
He, Lin (2013). "Hierarchy of graphene wrinkles induced by thermal strain engineering". Applied Physics Letters. 103 (25): 251610. arXiv:1306.0171. Bibcode:2013ApPhL
List_of_quasiparticles
Capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size
where A0 is the original specimen area [m2]. Correspondingly, the engineering strain is defined by ε e = l − l 0 l 0 , {\displaystyle \varepsilon _{e}={\frac
Compressive_strength
American technologist and business executive
major technology innovations such as Silicon-On-Insulator, advanced strain engineering, embedded DRAM memory solutions, high-κ/metal gate and FinFET technologies
Gary_Patton
Process occurring in some polymers
8 December 2018. Chapter 1, Engineering with Rubber, Ed. A. N. Gent, Hanser, 1992. ISBN 3-446-17010-3. B. Huneau, STRAIN-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION OF NATURAL
Strain_crystallization
Mechanical property that measures stiffness of a solid material
by the engineering extensional strain, ε {\displaystyle \varepsilon } , in the elastic (initial, linear) portion of the physical stress–strain curve:
Young's_modulus
"Tunable macroscale structural superlubricity in two-layer graphene via strain engineering". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 1595. arXiv:2004.01936. Bibcode:2020NatCo
Costas_Galiotis
Superconducting intermetallic compound
Ekin, J. W. (1984). "Strain Effects in Superconducting Compounds". In Clark, A. F; Reed, R. P (eds.). Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials. Vol. 30
Niobium–tin
Test procedure to determine mechanical properties of a specimen
test sample. The elongation measurement is used to calculate the engineering strain, ε, using the following equation: ε = Δ L L 0 = L − L 0 L 0 {\displaystyle
Tensile_testing
Brittle failure of thermoplastic polymers
calculated over the entire strain hardening region in the true stress strain curve. The strain hardening region of the stress-strain curve is considered to
Environmental_stress_cracking
Stress characteristics of materials
Bauschinger effect refers to a property of materials where the material's stress/strain characteristics change as a result of the microscopic stress distribution
Bauschinger_effect
Class of atomically thin materials
atomically thin layers. Strain engineering provides a complimentary approach to pressure applications. Tensile or compressive strain in materials such as
Magnetic_2D_materials
Physical property that measures stiffness of material
The elastic modulus of an object is defined as the slope of its stress–strain curve in the elastic deformation region; a stiffer material will have a
Elastic_modulus
layers. Diamond's electronic properties can be also modulated by strain engineering. Diamond transistors have been produced (for research purposes). In
Material properties of diamond
Material_properties_of_diamond
transistor technologies 2020 Pr Chidambaram For contributions to strain engineering in MOSFETs and to designtechnology co-optimization 2020 Chion Chui
List of fellows of IEEE Electron Devices Society
List_of_fellows_of_IEEE_Electron_Devices_Society
Equation in materials science engineering
creep during subsequent testing. • Strain rate consistently increased with strain during tests, and the rate of strain rate increase with stress was higher
Larson–Miller_relation
Strengthening a material through plastic deformation
Work hardening, also known as strain hardening, is the process by which a material's load-bearing capacity (strength) increases during plastic (permanent)
Work_hardening
Non-reversible deformation of a solid material in response to applied forces
The material may go from an ordered appearance to a "crazy" pattern of strain and stretch marks. These materials plastically deform when the bending moment
Plasticity_(physics)
in large scale industrial bioprocesses. Microbial strain Engineering and cell factory engineering is a developing area of interest and important in determining
Scale-down_bioreactor
Manipulation of an organism's genome
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology
Genetic_engineering
Biohybrid microrobots
"Versatile Approach for Integrative and Functionalized Tubes by Strain Engineering of Nanomembranes on Polymers". Advanced Materials. 20 (21): 4085–4090
Robotic_sperm
The Mouse Genetics Project (MGP) is a large-scale mutant mouse production and phenotyping programme aimed at identifying new model organisms of disease
Mouse_Genetics_Project
Broken symmetry phase favoring onset of superconducting or superfluid order
selenides Self-organization of lattice defects can be controlled by strain engineering. and photoinduced effects. Superstripes (also called stripe phase)
Superstripes
He, Lin (2013). "Hierarchy of graphene wrinkles induced by thermal strain engineering". Applied Physics Letters. 103 (25): 251610. arXiv:1306.0171. Bibcode:2013ApPhL
Wrinklon
influence the mechanical properties of materials. These include: lattice strain, a measure of distortion in crystals texture, a measure of grain orientations
Engineering_diffraction
Gene thought to be critical for an organism's survival
"High-Throughput Transposon Mutagenesis of Corynebacterium glutamicum". Strain Engineering. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 765. pp. 409–17. doi:10
Essential_gene
Failure Theory in continuum mechanics
Timoshenko Mohr–Coulomb theory Hoek–Brown failure criterion Yield (engineering) Stress Strain 3-D elasticity Bigoni–Piccolroaz yield criterion "Von Mises Criterion
Von_Mises_yield_criterion
A pile integrity test (also known as low-strain dynamic test, sonic echo test, and low-strain integrity test) is one of the methods for assessing the condition
Pile_integrity_test
Initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading
Analysis of multiaxial stresses and strains Embedment Forensic materials engineering – Branch of forensic engineering Fractography – Study of the fracture
Fatigue_(material)
Phenomenological model of elastic materials
{\partial W}{\partial I_{1}}}~.} The engineering strain is λ − 1 {\displaystyle \lambda -1\,} . The engineering stress is T 11 = σ 11 / λ = 2 ( λ −
Yeoh_hyperelastic_model
plans to step down amid financial strain at the school". WBUR News. Retrieved May 20, 2026. "Milwaukee School of Engineering". Data USA. Retrieved May 20,
List of United States technological universities
List_of_United_States_technological_universities
Branch of mechanics concerned with solid materials and their behaviors
equation. Solid mechanics extensively uses tensors to describe stresses, strains, and the relationship between them. Solid mechanics is a vast subject because
Solid_mechanics
Property of materials with both viscous and elastic characteristics under deformation
linear viscoelasticity assume a linear relationship between stress and strain. These models are valid for relatively small deformations only. Constitutive
Viscoelasticity
Bands of plastic deformation in metals
Lüders bands are a type of plastic bands, slip band or stretcher-strain mark which are formed due to localized bands of plastic deformation in metals experiencing
Lüders_band
American electrical engineer
of III-V semiconductor quantum dots during molecular-beam epitaxy strain engineering with Bhattacharya for the formation of high-quality quantum dot laser
Paul_R._Berger
the Description of Three New Species". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12 (4): 612. doi:10.3390/jmse12040612. hdl:10281/475264. Montero-Muñoz
List of organisms named after famous people (born 1925–1949)
List_of_organisms_named_after_famous_people_(born_1925–1949)
Force needed to pull a spring grows linearly with distance
}})\mathbf {I} } This is the form in which the strain is expressed in terms of the stress tensor in engineering. The expression in expanded form is ε 11 =
Hooke's_law
Scientific test to study stress corrosion cracking
R. D. Kane (ed.), "Slow strain rate testing for the evaluation of environmentally induced cracking: research and engineering applications", STP 1210,
Slow_strain_rate_testing
finite strains, Engineering Computations, 14(2), pp. 216–232. Ogden, R. W., 1984, Non-linear elastic deformations, Dover. Rubber elasticity Finite strain theory
Arruda–Boyce_model
Species of bacterium
"Development of an arabinose-fermenting Zymomonas mobilis strain by metabolic pathway engineering". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62 (12): 4465–70
Zymomonas_mobilis
transformed the academic research into a process embraced by the engineering community. High strain dynamic testing consists of estimating soil resistance and
High_strain_dynamic_testing
Mathematical image techniques
full-field displacement and strains, and it is widely applied in many areas of science and engineering. Compared to strain gauges and extensometers, digital
Digital image correlation and tracking
Digital_image_correlation_and_tracking
Study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid state
the strain rate. Only a small group of fluids exhibit such constant viscosity. The large class of fluids whose viscosity changes with the strain rate
Rheology
Expansion board for DEC terminals
Retro-Graphics, is an expansion board that was developed by Digital Engineering, Inc., for Digital Equipment Corporation's popular VT100 terminal, allowing
VT640
1978 discovery of structural flaw in New York City
assignment in his freshman class on the basic concepts of structural engineering. John Zoldos of NJIT expressed reservations to DeCarolis about the building's
Citicorp Center engineering crisis
Citicorp_Center_engineering_crisis
Magnitude of the shear stress that a soil can sustain
the stress-strain curves is found in many clays, and was refined into the empirical SHANSEP (stress history and normalized soil engineering properties)
Shear_strength_(soil)
Breed of pig
growth of Western breeds, possibly using genetic engineering techniques. 144 pigs, mostly various strains of Taihu, but also some Minzhu Pigs, were brought
Taihu_pig
Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problems
Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It
Geotechnical_engineering
2017 studio album by the Acacia Strain
Gravebloom is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band the Acacia Strain. It was released on June 30, 2017, through Rise Records, making it the group's
Gravebloom
Genus of viruses
For instance, the double‑stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome of wild-type HCMV strains has a size of around 235 kb and encodes at least 208 proteins. It is thus
Cytomegalovirus
Investigator(s): Lim Chwee Teck Research areas include: Flexible electronics and strain engineering of atomically thin materials. Mechanics of atomically thin film transfer
Centre for Advanced 2D Materials
Centre_for_Advanced_2D_Materials
STRAIN ENGINEERING
STRAIN ENGINEERING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Female
Greek
Greek name ASTRAIA means "starry one." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of justice.
Male
Greek
(ΣτÏάτων) Greek name STRATON means "army."
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.English (Devon) : topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who is Like the Gods
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of strings or bow strings, from Middle English streng ‘string’, ‘cord’.
Girl/Female
Irish
From et meaning “jealousy.†Etain surpassed all other women of her time in beauty and gentleness and thus was an object of jealousy herself. When the fairy king Midir fell in love with her his wife, Fuamnach, transformed Etain into a scarlet fly that was blown over the ocean for seven years. When she was finally able to return to Ireland she fell into a glass of wine which was drunk by a woman who longed for a child. In this way Etain was reborn and she later married a High King of Ireland.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Sikh
A godly person
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : (of Norman origin): habitational name from Épaignes in Eure, recorded in the Latin form Hispania in the 12th century. It seems to have been so called because it was established by colonists from Spain during the Roman Empire.English and Irish : habitational name from Espinay in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, so called from a collective of Old French espine ‘thorn bush’.English and Irish : ethnic name for a Spaniard or, in the case of the Irish name, for someone returning from Spain (from Gaelic Spainneach ‘Spanish’); many Irish took refuge in Spain during the 17th century wars.
Male
Romanian
Romanian name derived from the word soare, SORIN means "sun."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Showering goodness on women
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Straight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Stern 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English streit ‘narrow’, ‘strict’ (Anglo-Norman French estreit).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Middle High German strīt, German Streit ‘strife’, ‘argument’.
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic name SARAID means "excellent."
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Serafeim, SERAFIN means "burning one" or "serpent."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Stain in Lincolnshire, named with Old Norse steinn ‘stone’, ‘rock’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dreain ‘descendant of Drean’, a byname possibly from dreán ‘wren’. The name is also found in Scotland.Irish (Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Druacháin (see Drohan).English : from Middle English dreine ‘drain’, ‘ditch’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditch digger or a topographic name.English : variant spelling of Drane.French : reduced form of Derain, from Old French dererain ‘last’, hence a nickname for the youngest son of a family.French : habitational name from a place in Maine-et-Loire called Drain.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood, from Old French fraisne, fresne ‘ash’ (Latin fraxinus).French : habitational name from a place in Vosges named Frain.
STRAIN ENGINEERING
STRAIN ENGINEERING
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Improving
Biblical
contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Aldrich or Aldridge. A few bearers of the name are recorded in southern England in the 17th–19th centuries, but the name appears to have died out in Britain.Isaac Arledge died in Fairfield co., SC, in 1790. He was a slave owner; many present-day bearers are African Americans.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Long Lived
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Tailed
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shiv Shekhar | ஷிவஷேகர
One at the top of Shiva (Moon)
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Born out of a Prayer
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Mill Hill
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dawn, Early morning, Lord Shiva
STRAIN ENGINEERING
STRAIN ENGINEERING
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a.
Belonging to train oil.
v. t.
To relieve from a strain; to relax.
v. t.
To strain.
a.
To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
a.
To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.
v. t.
To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment.
pl.
of Strait
n.
Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
v. t.
To train amiss.
n.
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
a.
A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
n.
One who strains.
a.
To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.
n.
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain.
v.
A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
n.
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
n.
A strake.
imp. & p. p.
of Strain
a.
To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
n.
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career.