Definition of Stress test

1. Noun. A test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress.

Generic synonyms: Assay, Check
Specialized synonyms: Treadmill Test

Definition of Stress test

1. Noun. (medicine) A test of cardiac function after a standardized amount of exertion. ¹

2. Noun. Any test of function in response to stress. ¹

3. Noun. (banking finance) A test of an organization's ability to meet its financial obligations in adverse financial circumstances. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stress Test

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stress test (current term)
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stressor

Literary usage of Stress test

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"There is no uniformly accepted method of performing a stress test, ... The exercise stress test should only be done with a physician present. ..."

2. Engineering Steels: An Exposition of the Properties of Steel for Engineers by Leslie Aitchison (1921)
"The results obtained are consequently very difficult to evaluate. Three such tests are : (1) The Arnold alternating stress test, ..."

3. Engineering Steels: An Exposition of the Properties of Steel for Engineers by Leslie Aitchison (1921)
"Three such tests are : (1) The Arnold alternating stress test, (2) the Stanton alternating stress test, and (3) the Upton Lewis alternating bend test. ..."

4. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council, International Committee, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (1999)
"This approach—the stress test—has been used particularly to reliably demonstrate ... Properly conducted, the stress test is arduous, takes 3 to 4 weeks to ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1920)
"In a repeated- stress test, failure starts at some irregularity of surface ... My idea was to correlate the notch tests with the reversed-stress test. ..."

6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The test was positive in 18% chronic smokers and 4% in non-smokers, the chances of positivity of stress test was 4-5 times greater in chronic smokers than ..."

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