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strain relief

strain relief noun: extra casing on an electric cord that prevents it from bending at extreme angles and accruing damage.

Noun

strain relief (uncountable)

  1. Extra casing on an electric cord that prevents it from bending at extreme angles and accruing damage.

Questions about strain relief

What does strain relief mean?
Strain relief means extra casing on an electric cord that prevents it from bending at extreme angles and accruing damage.
What part of speech is strain relief?
Strain relief is a noun.

Words near strain relief in the dictionary

  1. strain hardening
  2. strain insulator
  3. strain insulators
  4. strain rate
  5. strain rates
  6. strain relief
  7. strain the potatoes
  8. strainability
  9. strainable
  10. strainably
  11. strained

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