fatigue
21fatigue — n. 1) to feel fatigue 2) battle, combat; mental fatigue 3) metal fatigue 4) a state of fatigue (she was in a state of complete fatigue) * * * [fə tiːg] combat mental fatigue battle metal fatigue to feelfatigue …
22fatigue — [[t]fəti͟ːg[/t]] fatigues 1) N UNCOUNT Fatigue is a feeling of extreme physical or mental tiredness. She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression... Clarke says his team could have lasted another 15 days before… …
23fatigue — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from fatiguer to fatigue, from Latin fatigare; akin to Latin affatim sufficiently Date: 1669 1. a. labor b. manual or menial work performed by military personnel c. plural the uniform or work… …
24Fatigue — A state characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness and tiredness. Fatigue is a favorite medical word. When a patient says they have been feeling unusually… …
25Fatigue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fatigue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fatigue fatigue Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness &c. 841 Sgm: N 1 yawning yawning drowsiness &c. 683 Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude tiredness fatigation| …
26fatigue — {{11}}fatigue (n.) 1660s, that which causes weariness, from Fr. fatigue weariness, from fatiguer to tire, from L. fatigare, originally to cause to break down, later, to weary, fatigue, tire out, from pre Latin adj. *fati agos driving to the point …
27fatigue — /fəˈtig / (say fuh teeg) noun 1. weariness from bodily or mental exertion. 2. a cause of weariness; labour; exertion. 3. (usually with a modifier) a reduced capacity to respond in an appropriate way to a specified need, duty, etc., due to… …
28fatigue — fa|tigue [fəˈti:g] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Latin fatigare to make tired ] 1.) [U] very great tiredness = ↑exhaustion with fatigue ▪ Sam s face was grey with fatigue. from fatigue ▪ He s suffering from physical and mental f …
29fatigue — i. The process leading to failure of metals under the repeated action of a cycle of stress. Failure depends upon the mean stress, the range of stress, and the number of cycles. If the stress is decreased, the material can withstand a greatly… …
30fatigue — fa•tigue [[t]fəˈtig[/t]] n. adj. v. tigued, ti•guing 1) phl weariness from bodily or mental exertion 2) a cause of weariness; labor; exertion 3) phl temporary diminution of the irritability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after… …
