functional load

functional load noun: targeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.

Noun

functional load (countable and uncountable, plural functional loads)

Targeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.
- Here we studied serotoninergic innervation of visceral organs during functional load and under pathological conditions.2004, A. E. Lychkova, “Serotoninergic Nervous System of the Heart and Abdominal Organs during Functional Load and Pathology”, in Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine volume, volume 137, page...
- Here we address the question of how embryonic fibroblasts interact with the extracellular matrix to form a functional load-bearing tissue of defined mechanical properties.2018 October 2, David F. Holmes, Ching-Yan Chloé Yeung, Richa Garva, Egor Zindy, Susan H. Taylor, Yinhui Lu, Simon Watsona, Nicholas S. Kalson, Karl E. Kadler, “Synchronized mechanical oscillations...
Synonyms:

functional performance, functional loading
A measure of how much a difference between phonemes disambiguates between different words.
- The difference between voiced and voiceless TH in English bears a low functional load.
- The term functional load is customarily used in linguistics to describe the extent and degree of contrast between linguistic units, usually phonemes. In its simplest expression, functional load is a measure of the number of minimal pairs which can be found for a given opposition. More generally, in...1967, Robert D. King, “Functional Load and Sound Change”, in Language, volume 43, number 4, page 831

செயற்பாட்டு எண்ணிக்கை

The significant influences of the functional load parameters on free vibrations are illustrated first.2019 May 14, Shang-mao Ai (艾尚茂), Li-ping Sun (孙丽萍), “The effect of functional loads on free spanning pipeline’s VIV response”, in Journal...
Osseintegration has been defined as the integration of a screw-shaped titanium implant with direct bone contact, withstanding the functional load without loosening.2020 October 27, Morgan B. Elliott, Brian Ginn, Takuma Fukunishi, Djahida Bedja, Abhilash Suresh, Theresa Chen, Takahiro Inoue, Harry C....
Therefore, the heavier functional load must be carried by a smaller quantity of astroglial cells, which requires more intense metabolic activity.2021 March 10, Giulio E. Brancati, Chahinaz Rawas, Antoine Ghestem, Anton I. Ivanov, Christophe Bernard, “Spatio-temporal heterogeneity in...
The term functional load is customarily used in linguistics to describe the extent and degree of contrast between linguistic units, usually phonemes.1967, Robert D. King, “Functional Load and Sound Change”, in Language, volume 43, number 4, page 831:

plural	functional loads

What does functional load mean?: Functional load means targeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.
What is functional load in Tamil?: Functional load in Tamil is செயற்பாட்டு எண்ணிக்கை. See Functional load meaning in Tamil.
How do you use functional load in a sentence?: The significant influences of the functional load parameters on free vibrations are illustrated first.
What part of speech is functional load?: Functional load is a noun.
What is the plural of functional load?: The plural of functional load is functional loads.

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