(biochemistry) damage caused to cells or tissue by reactive oxygen species

(engineering) In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

The force needed to move a dislocation within a plane of atoms in the unit cell.

(phonetics) A written mark to show which part of a word should be stressed

plural of stress function

(physics) A function that finds a more tractable method for the elastic equations that describe the deformation of an elastic body subject only to boundary surface forces.

plural of stress ball

(physics) A stress that remains in a solid material after the original cause of the stress has been removed.

(linguistics) Of a language: such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is perceived to be a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

(pathology) leakage of urine or involuntary urination (induced by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising) caused by weakness in the support of the female urethra and neck of the bladder