the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"