Stress vs Trial - What's the difference?
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(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by
(countable, physics) externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
(uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
(Scotland, legal) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
(informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
To emphasise (words in speaking).
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
an opportunity to test something out; a test.
appearance at judicial court.
a difficult or annoying experience
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
(grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular'', ''dual'' and ''plural .
Stress is a related term of trial.
As nouns the difference between stress and trial
is that stress is stress (emotional pressure) while trial is an opportunity to test something out; a test.As an adjective trial is
pertaining to a trial or test or trial can be characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.As a verb trial is
to carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc) before marketing or implementing it.stress
English
Noun
- Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
- Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.
- (Spenser)
Synonyms
* (phonetics) accent, emphasis * (on words in speaking) emphasis * (on a point) emphasisVerb
- “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
- I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.
Synonyms
* (phonetics) emphasise/emphasize * (on words in speaking) emphasise/emphasize * (on a point) emphasise/emphasize, underlineDerived terms
* stressed * stress outReferences
trial
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) trial, from . More at try.Noun
(wikipedia trial) (en noun)- They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
- That boy was a trial to his parents
Adjective
(-)Verb
- The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
- The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
Derived terms
* put on trial * trial and error * trial by combat * trial by fire * trial balloon * trialityEtymology 2
From (etyl) trialis, an adjective formed from .Adjective
(-)- No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.