secondary stress

American  

noun

1. Engineering.  a stress induced by the elastic deformation of a structure under a temporary load.

2. secondary accent.

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secondary stress British  

noun

1. another term for secondary accent

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Example Sentences

This simple mental reset stops the secondary stress of ruminating about being stressed that can last for hours or days after we are triggered by a stressful situation.

From Salon

Vicarious trauma, also known as secondary stress, was a significant contributor, though hard to measure, the survey authors said.

From Reuters

In Anglo-Saxon verse the combination of a primary stress, a secondary stress, and an unstressed syllable, is a recognized type.

From Project Gutenberg

The syllables "soul, Merman" are respectively cases of primary stress, secondary stress, and no-stress.

From Project Gutenberg

If the thesis in either foot is the second part of a compound it receives, of course, a secondary stress.

From Project Gutenberg