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напряже́ние — meaning in English

napryazheniye

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English meaning

  • oomph noun Energy, force, or appeal that makes something impressive or effective.
  • pressure noun The continuous force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
  • stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
  • suspense noun A feeling of nervous excitement or anxiety while waiting to find out what happens.
  • tension noun A feeling of unease, stress, or unresolved conflict between people.
  • voltage noun The difference in electrical potential between two points, which drives current through a circuit.

Senses

напряже́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • oomph (informal, uncountable) Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
  • strain The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
  • stress (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
  • stress (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
  • suspense (legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
  • tension A psychological state of being tense.
  • tension (physics, engineering) Voltage.
  • voltage (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

pressure — full definition

  1. noun The continuous force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  2. noun A feeling of stress caused by demands or difficult circumstances.
  3. verb To try to persuade or force someone into doing something.

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