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Definition of Overstresses
1. overstress [v] - See also: overstress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstresses
Literary usage of Overstresses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"A third theory is that all fatigue of metals is the result of the spread of damage
from little localized overstresses. While I do not feel justified in ..."
2. Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings: Phase 1: Issues Identification and (1993)
"Assuming the original foundation was designed to an appropriate limiting soils
pressure, these new loads will often produce calculated overstresses. ..."
3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"his verse emphasizes—even overstresses—the influence of music on poetry.
He attended Oglethorpe College, graduating at the age of eighteen (1860), and, ..."
4. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"his verse emphasizes—even overstresses—the influence of music on poetry.
He attended Oglethorpe College, graduating at the age of eighteen (1860), and, ..."
5. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1920)
"Some of us may think that he overstresses the part an audience plays—that is, he
gives an audience too little credit for individual judgments, ..."
6. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"... features that reduce cracking through differential thermal expansions and
failure through electrical overstresses and the heat of heavy flash-overs. ..."
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