superstrain
/ˈs(j)uːpəstɹeɪn/US/ˈsuːpəɹstɹeɪn/
superstrain noun: a strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains.
Noun
superstrain (plural superstrains)
- A strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains.
Verb
US/suːpəɹˈstɹeɪn/
superstrain (third-person singular simple present superstrains, present participle superstraining, simple past and past participle superstrained)
- To overstrain, to strain too much.
- In the straining of a string , the further it is strained the less superstraining goeth to a note1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...
Forms of superstrain
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | superstrains |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | superstrains |
| present participle | superstraining |
| past participle | superstrained |
| past | superstrained |
Origin of superstrain
From super- + strain.
Questions about superstrain
- What does superstrain mean?
- Superstrain means a strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains.
- What part of speech is superstrain?
- Superstrain can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce superstrain?
- Superstrain is pronounced /ˈs(j)uːpəstɹeɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of superstrain?
- The plural of superstrain is superstrains.
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