Stress may refer to:
Science and medicine
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Stress (biology)
Stress, either physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition. Stress is the body's method of reacting to a condition such as a threat, challenge or physical and psycho ...
, an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition
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Stress (linguistics)
In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or sentence. That emphasis is typically caused by such properties as ...
, relative emphasis or prominence given to a syllable in a word, or to a word in a phrase or sentence
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Stress (mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity. It is a quantity that describes the magnitude of forces that cause deformation. Stress is defined as ''force per unit area''. When an object is pulled apart by a force it will cause elon ...
, the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other
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Occupational stress
Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed by understanding what the stressful conditions at work are and taking steps to remediate those ...
, stress related to one's job
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Psychological stress
In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a type of psychological pain. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the environment. Exces ...
, a feeling of strain and pressure
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Surgical stress, systemic response to surgical injury
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
Groups and musicians
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Stress (Brazilian band)
Stress is a Brazilian heavy metal band. They were among the earliest Brazilian metal bands, and recorded what is considered to be the first Brazilian heavy metal album, the self-titled ''Stress''.
History
Formed in 1974 by the encounter of ...
, a Brazilian heavy metal band
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Stress (British band), a British rock band
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Stress (pop rock band)
Stress was an American pop rock band formed in San Diego in 1983.
Biography
Stress was founded in 1983 by bassist Josquin des Pres and vocalist/guitarist Mike Thomas. They added guitarist Tim Nicholson and went through a number of drummers; most ...
, an early 1980s melodic rock band from San Diego
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Stress (musician) (born 1977), hip hop singer from Switzerland
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Stress (record producer)
Can Canatan (born March 29, 1979), better known by his stage name Stress, is a Swedish musician and music producer.
Biography and career
Canatan was born and raised in Solna, Stockholm. He began his music career as a DJ at the age of 16. By ...
(born 1979), artistic name of Can Canatan, Swedish musician and record producer
Albums
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''Stress'' (Anonymus album), 1997
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''Stress'' (Daddy Freddy album), 1991
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''Stress'' (Stress album), self-titled album by Brazilian band Stress
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Stress: The Extinction Agenda'', 1994 album by Organized Konfusion
Songs
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"Stress" (Justice song), 2007 song by Justice
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"Stress" (Odd Børre song), 1968 song by Odd Børre
* "Stress", a song by Godsmack from ''
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna, bassist Robbie Merrill, lead guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its form ...
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* "Stress", a 2000 song by
Jim's Big Ego
Jim's Big Ego is a Boston, Massachusetts-based band formed in 1995 under the leadership of singer/songwriter Jim Infantino, who was named as the best new artist of 1995 by the National Academy of Songwriters.'' Eugene Register-Guard''"Jim's Big ...
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The Stress
is the sixth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by Warner Pioneer on February 25, 1989. The full title of the single is ...
", a 1989 song by Chisato Moritaka
Other music
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Stress (music)
In music, an accent is an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular note or set of notes, or chord, either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark. Accents contribute to the articulation and prosod ...
, a type of emphasis placed on a particular note or set of notes
Other arts, entertainment, and media
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Stress (card game)
Stress is a card game that uses a standard 52-card deck. It is usually only played with two people, although it is possible to play with more. The game requires each player to have a deck of numbered cards from 0 to 9. A player wins when they h ...
, a card game
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''Stress'' (journal), a medical journal
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"Stress" (''The Unit''), an episode of the television series ''The Unit''
Other uses
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Stress (font)
Typeface anatomy describes the graphic elements that make up letters in a typeface.
Strokes
The ''strokes'' are the components of a letterform. Strokes may be ''straight'', as in , or ''curved'', as in . If straight, they may be ''horizontal, ...
, varying stroke widths of a font
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Emphasis (disambiguation)
Emphasis or emphatic may refer to:
Communication
* Emphasis (telecommunications), intentional alteration of the amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristics of the signal meant to reduce adverse effects of noise
* Cultural emphasis, alleged tendency o ...
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Stress cracking (disambiguation) Stress cracking may refer to:
*Environmental stress cracking
*Stress corrosion cracking
*Sulfide stress cracking
Sulfide stress cracking (SSC) is a form of hydrogen embrittlement which is a cathodic cracking mechanism. It should not be confused wi ...
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Stress intensity (disambiguation) Stress intensity can refer to:
* Stress intensity factor in fracture mechanics
* Tresca effective stress (after Henri Tresca
Henri Édouard Tresca (12 October 1814 – 21 June 1885) was a French mechanical engineer, and a professor at the Conserv ...
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Stress tensor (disambiguation) Stress tensor may refer to:
* Cauchy stress tensor, in classical physics
* Stress deviator tensor, in classical physics
* Piola–Kirchhoff stress tensor, in continuum mechanics
* Viscous stress tensor, in continuum mechanics
* Stress–energy ten ...
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Stress test (disambiguation) Stress test may refer to:
*Cardiac stress test, testing of the heart (a.k.a. "treadmill test")
*Stress testing of software, hardware, or nuclear plants
**Stress test (hardware)
**Stress testing (software)
*Stress test (financial)
* ''Stress Test'' ...
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Tension (disambiguation)
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