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Definition of Overstress
1. Verb. Place special or excessive emphasis on. "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Definition of Overstress
1. Verb. To place excessive emphasis on something ¹
2. Verb. To place excessive physical stress on something, especially to such an extent that it deforms or breaks ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overstress
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstress
Literary usage of Overstress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Textbook of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore, Harrison Frederick Gonnerman (1922)
"Annealing Steel to Remove the Effects of overstress. ... Iron and steel chains
are frequently subjected to overstress when the links "kink" or when a sudden ..."
2. Text-book of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore, Harrison Frederick Gonnerman (1920)
"Annealing Steel to Remove the Effects of overstress. ... Iron and steel chains
are frequently subjected to overstress when the links "kink" or a sudden ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"We maintain that we should expect to find a higher percentage of failures than
this if they are caused by fatigue from overstress. 2. ..."
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