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11Strained Silicon — [dt. »gestrecktes Silicium«], erstmals im Juni 2001 von IBM offiziell vorgestellte Herstellungsmethode für integrierte Schaltkreise, die eine bis zu 35 Prozent höhere Leistung als bei herkömmlichen Computer Chips verspricht, ohne dass die… …
12strained — *forced, labored, farfetched Analogous words: tense, taut, *tight: *artificial, factitious: unnatural (see IRREGULAR): *stiff, rigid, inflexible, wooden …
13strained — [adj] forced, pretended artificial, at end of rope*, awkward, choked, constrained, difficult, embarrassed, false, farfetched, hard put*, in a state*, labored, nervous wreck*, put, self conscious, stiff, strung out*, taut, tense, tight,… …
14strained — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not relaxed or comfortable; showing signs of strain. 2) produced by deliberate effort; artificial or laboured …
15strained — [strānd] adj. not natural or relaxed; forced …
16strained — con·strained·ly; con·strained·ness; re·strained; strained; un·strained; strained·ly; strained·ness; …
17strained — adj. 1 worried and tense VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …
18strained — [[t]stre͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone s appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous. She looked a little pale and strained... Gil sensed something wrong from her father s strained voice... His laughter seemed a …
19Strained — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E …
20Strained Relations — Infobox Only Fools and Horses episode name = Strained Relations Series = 4 writer = John Sullivan director = Susan Belbin producer = Ray Butt Duration = 30 minutes Airdate = 28 February 1985 Audience = 14.9 million Cast = Strained Relations is an …