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Definition of Exertion
1. Noun. Use of physical or mental energy; hard work. "They managed only with great exertion"
Generic synonyms: Labor, Labour, Toil
Specialized synonyms: Struggle, Difficulty, Trouble, Least Effort, Least Resistance, Strain, Straining, Exercise, Exercising, Physical Exercise, Physical Exertion, Workout, Pull, Application, Diligence, Overkill, Supererogation, Overexertion, Detrition, Friction, Rubbing
Derivative terms: Exert, Travail
Definition of Exertion
1. n. The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day.
Definition of Exertion
1. Noun. An expenditure of physical or mental effort. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exertion
1. the act of exerting [n -S]
Medical Definition of Exertion
1. Expenditure of energy by skeletal muscles. Intensity of exertion may be measured by rate of oxygen consumption, heat produced, or heart rate. Perceived exertion, a psychological measure of exertion, is included. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exertion
Literary usage of Exertion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1854)
"MEDICAL PATHOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, AND PRACTICAL MEDICINE. 18. On the Condition
of the Gray Substance of the Brain after excessive Menial exertion. ..."
2. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"hit sister to a last exertion of courage ; and, without a living aoui to wish
Item well at parting, the two took their way into the world alone, ..."
3. Manual of Serum Diagnosis: Deep Breathing and a Complete System for by Bernarr Macfadden, Otto Rostoski (1904)
"... EXERCISE—LESS FATIGUE IN MUSCULAR exertion— EXERCISES TEAR DOWN OLD TISSUE
AND DEAD CELLS —DEMAND FOR OXYGEN TO REBUILD AND REPAIR— SOME COMBINED ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... her trade and difficult to be met without much additional expense and many a
hazardous exertion.' In 1810 the situation had grown perceptibly gloomier. ..."
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