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backstress

backstress noun: a long-range internal stress.

Noun

backstress (plural backstresses)

  1. A long-range internal stress.

Forms of backstress

pluralbackstresses

Origin of backstress

From back + stress.

Questions about backstress

What does backstress mean?
Backstress means a long-range internal stress.
What part of speech is backstress?
Backstress is a noun.
What is the plural of backstress?
The plural of backstress is backstresses.

Words near backstress in the dictionary

  1. backstreaming
  2. backstreams
  3. backstreet
  4. Backstreeter
  5. backstreets
  6. backstress
  7. backstresses
  8. backstretch
  9. backstretched
  10. backstretches
  11. backstretching

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