see|str�in
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-strain.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Etymology 1
Old English streon|str�on, gestreon|ġestr�on, from Germanic, from Indo-European *streu- ( > Latin strues �heap�).

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete treasure|Treasure.
2. obsolete The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.
3. archaic race|Race; lineage, pedigree.
4. A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.

#: They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent strain.

1. hereditary|Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.

#:There is a strain of madness in her family.

1. rare A kind or sort (of person etc.).

Translations
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trans-top|Race; stock; generation; descent; family
Finnish: lajike (of plants), kanta (of virii/bacteria)
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Polish: szczep m
Spanish: cepa f (virus), variedad f (plant)
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trans-top|Hereditary character, quality, or disposition
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trans-top|Rank; a sort
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Etymology 2
Old French estreindre (confer French étreindre), �to grip�, Latin stringere, �to draw tight together�, �to tie�.

Noun
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1. uncountable engineering The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.

Verb
en-verb

1. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.

#: Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.

1. To apply a force or forces to
2. To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one�s voice
3. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

Translations
trans-top|to stretch too far
Finnish: venäyttää
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Italian: slogare
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trans-top|to apply a force
Finnish: rasittaa, kuormittaa
Italian: tendere, tirare, forzare
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Korean: �기� (danggida)
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trans-top|to tighten the strings
Finnish: kiristää
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Korean: �기� (danggida), �기� (kenggida)
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trans-top|to separete
Finnish: siivilöidä
Italian: colare, passare, scolare
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Korean: 거르� (georeuda)
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