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In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track.
Ben Marcus

Meaning of "strains" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAINS

strains  [ˈstreɪnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAINS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strains is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRAINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Strain

Strain may refer to: ▪ Strain, variants of plants, viruses or bacteria; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposes ▪ Strain, a chemical stress of a molecule ▪ Deformation, a geometrical measure of deformation representing the relative displacement between particles in a material body ▪ Strain, an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over-stretching ▪ Strain, a 1996 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami ▪ Strain, a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece ▪ Strain, a 2004 album by Flesh Field ▪ Strain, Arkansas ▪ Strain, to be subject to tension or psychological stress ▪ The Strain, a 2009 vampire horror novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan ▪ The Strain, a TV series based on the book of the same title...

Definition of strains in the English dictionary

The definition of strains in the dictionary is the sound of music being played.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRAINS


afterpains
ˈɑːftəˌpeɪnz
brains
breɪnz
cremains
krɪˈmeɪnz
fains
feɪnz
gains
ɡeɪnz
Jane´s
dʒeɪnz
Keynes
keɪnz
mains
meɪnz
pains
peɪnz
plains
pleɪnz
plainstanes
ˈpleɪnˌsteɪnz
rains
reɪnz
reins
reɪnz
remains
rɪˈmeɪnz
Staines
steɪnz
wholegrains
ˈhəʊlɡreɪnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAINS

straightway
strain
strain gauge
strain hardening
strained
strainedly
strainer
straining at the leash
straining beam
straining piece
straint
strait
Strait of Canso
Strait of Dover
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Otranto
Strait of Tiran
strait-laced

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAINS

Aix-les-Bains
blackout curtains
Blue Mountains
Catskill Mountains
cudgel one´s brains
curtains
feed grains
food grains
Great Plains
growing pains
guinea grains
monsoon rains
period pains
pick someone´s brains
rack one´s brains
Rocky Mountains
Romains
September rains
Smoky Mountains
the rains

Synonyms and antonyms of strains in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRAINS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strains» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of strains

Translation of «strains» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAINS

Find out the translation of strains to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strains from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strains» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cepas
570 millions of speakers

English

strains
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपभेदों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلالات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штаммы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cepas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রজাতির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souches
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Strain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stämme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

菌株
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Galur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விகாரங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओढा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suşlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ceppi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczepy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tulpini
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στελέχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stamme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stammar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stammer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strains

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAINS»

The term «strains» is very widely used and occupies the 16.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAINS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «strains» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «strains» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strains

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10 QUOTES WITH «STRAINS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strains.
1
John Abizaid
I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people.
2
Patricia Arquette
Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.
3
Simon Baker
I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation.
4
Paul Berg
Novel technologies and ideas that impinge on human biology and their perceived impact on human values have renewed strains in the relationship between science and society.
5
Hoagy Carmichael
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.
6
F. W. de Klerk
It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work together even though big strains developed between us from time to time.
7
Edna Ferber
Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.
8
R. Buckminster Fuller
Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just give me a home, in a great circle dome Where stresses and strains are at ease.
9
Ben Marcus
In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track.
10
Michael Rosenbaum
Besides the physical strains I realized men can be pigs to women even when it's a man dressed as one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAINS»

Discover the use of strains in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strains and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strains of Utopia: Gender, Nostalgia, and Hollywood Film Music
Exploring elements of romanticism in film scores of composers ranging from Erich Korngold to Bernard Herrmann, Caryl Flinn argues that films tended to link music to the sense of an idealized, lost past.
Caryl Flinn, 1992
2
Engineering Complex Phenotypes in Industrial Strains
This book highlights current trends and developments in the area of engineering strains. The book details the current and future tools used in the production of bulk chemicals and biofuels from renewable biomass using green technologies.
Ranjan Patnaik, 2012
3
Defining Strains: The Musical Life of Scots in the ...
This volume aims to fill a historical gap in the recent coverage of musical life in Scotland. The seventeenth century in Scotland, as in Europe, was one of religious controversy and civil strife.
James Porter, 2007
4
IUTAM Symposium on Computational Mechanics of Solid ...
This book gives state-of-the-art information about recent developments in the field of computational modeling of solid materials at finite strains.
Christian Miehe, 2003
5
Engineering Mechanics: Volume 2: Stresses, Strains, ...
This Volume is the second of a series of two: duction of basic material and deformation quantities.
C. Hartsuijker, J.W. Welleman, 2007
6
Handbook on Crime and Deviance
A distinction is made between objective and subjective strains (Agnew, 2001, 2006b). Objective strains refer to events and conditions that are disliked by most people in a given group. Subjective strains refer to events and conditions that are  ...
Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte, Gina Penly Hall, 2010
7
Biological characteristics of barley stripe-mosaic virus ...
leaf area caused by aberrant mild and moderate strains possessing some competitive advantage in the cultures. This subject is dealt with further in the descriptions of the strains. In the tests previously discussed (pp. 24 to 30) the latent strain ...
Harold Hall McKinney, Lester W. Greeley, 1965
8
Strains of sugarcane mosaic virus
strains in an initially mixed pattern. Rands and Dopp concluded that two SMV strains can exist in the same plant. Experiments were undertaken in 1960 as a continuation of the work initiated by Rands and Dopp to determine the extent to which ...
Ernest Victor Abbott, R. L. Tippett, 1966
9
Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 and Other Shiga Toxin-producing E. ...
This comprehensive, interdisciplinary volume covers all aspects of infections from Shiga toxin–producing bacteria, including clinical microbiology, public health, pathogenesis, renal and gastrointestinal pathophysiology, clinical ...
James B. Kaper, Alison D. O'Brien, 1998
10
A life of William Inge: the strains of triumph
Traces the life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, examines his major works, and suggests the influence of his life on his plays
Ralph F. Voss, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAINS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strains is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Vaccines may produce superbug strains, say scientists
New vaccines against some of humanity's biggest killers risk spawning even deadlier strains of HIV, malaria, Ebola and bird flu, scientists have warned. «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
New Flu Vaccine Could Protect Against All Strains
A new flu vaccine might be able to ward off all strains of this complex, rapidly mutating disease. A new study in mice finds that, by presenting a cocktail of flu ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
3
New Antibody Fights Several Flu Strains At Once
Researchers have recently discovered a unique antibody that can kill several different types of the flu virus, which could help them develop more powerful flu ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
4
Metagenomic Analysis Finds Ancient TB Victims Harbored Multiple …
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Metagenomic analysis of samples from 18th century tuberculosis victims indicates that infection with multiple bacterial strains was ... «GenomeWeb, Apr 15»
5
FDA panel endorses WHO picks for 2015-16 flu vaccine
As expected, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee today endorsed the World Health Organization's (WHO's) choice of influenza strains for ... «CIDRAP, Mar 15»
6
Two Strains of HIV Cut Vastly Different Paths
In 1991, scientists discovered that a strain of S.I.V. in certain African monkeys, called sooty mangabeys, was more closely related to H.I.V.-2 than H.I.V.-1. «New York Times, Mar 15»
7
Universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains is 'closer to reality'
In hospitals, around 20 per cent of samples taken from people with flu and tested by Public Health England have been found to be 'drifted' strains - or mutations ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
8
Listeria outbreak: Two strains found at Bidart Bros. apple processing …
Test results confirm two strains of Listeria monocytogenes were found at the apple processing facility and are believed to be the same strains associated with the ... «Outbreak News Today, Jan 15»
9
New Gardasil Vaccine Will Protect Against 5 More Cancer-Causing …
The agency said that Gardasil 9 can shield users against nine strains of the virus, compared to the four strains covered by Gardasil, the Merck & Co. vaccine ... «Health.com, Dec 14»
10
WHO worried about growing resistance of TB strains to antibiotics
The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that resistance of tuberculosis strains to antibiotics is growing, threatening the life and health of people ... «Jerusalem Post, Mar 14»

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