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1high-tension pulse — a pulse characterized by a gradual impulse, long duration, slow subsidence, and a firm, cordy state of the artery between the beats …
2high-strung — a. 1. Of great tension, excitable, strung to a high pitch, in a state of high tension. 2. Proud, high spirited, sensitive, quick to honor. 3. Obstinate, persistent, intractable …
3tension — ► NOUN 1) the state of being tense. 2) mental or emotional strain. 3) a situation in which there is conflict or strain because of differing views, aims, or elements. 4) the degree of stitch tightness in knitting and machine sewing. 5) voltage of… …
4high-strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑highly strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ …
5high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …
6tension — n. & v. n. 1 the act or an instance of stretching; the state of being stretched; tenseness. 2 mental strain or excitement. 3 a strained (political, social, etc.) state or relationship. 4 Mech. the stress by which a bar, cord, etc. is pulled when… …
7tension — noun 1》 the state of being tense. ↘a strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other. 2》 mental or emotional strain. ↘a strained political or social state. 3》 the degree of stitch tightness in knitting …
8High-performance liquid chromatography — An HPLC. From left to right: A pumping device generating a gradient of two different solvents, a steel enforced column and an apparatus for measuring the absorbance. Acronym HPLC Classification Chromatography …
9State of Revolution — is a play by Robert Bolt, written in 1977. It deals with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Civil War, the rise to power of V.I. Lenin, and the struggles of his chief lieutenants namely Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky to gain power under Lenin in… …
10State of emergency — For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours …
