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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: STE-SUS |
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STRAIN (through O. Fr. straindre, estraindre, mod. i treindre, from Lat. stringere, to draw tight, related to stress, stretch, string, &c.) , to draw out, extend, stretch, especially with the idea of great
idea of pressure or constriction, to separate
vessel with perforations in the bottom. Another type is the filter (q.v.). Straining can also be effected by means of cloths, and the name strainer is used of a coarse open cloth
cloth
screw ."For " strains "and" stresses " in physics see MECHANICS
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