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adiemorrhysis (medicine) and thrust(1) (iou)


adiemorrhysis (medicine)


adiemorrhysis
Arrest of the capillary circulation.

Origin: G. A-priv. + dia, through, + haima, blood, + rhysis, a flowing


thrust(1) (iou)



thrust noun. E16.
[from the verb.]
I.
An act of pressing or pressure; fig. stress, difficulty, hardship; Scot. a squeeze, a hug, a bite, a chew. obsolete exc. Scot. E16.
Pressure or pushing of a crowd, jostling, crowding; a crowd, a throng. M16-E17.
A continuous pushing force; spec. (a) the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or Other structure against an abutment or support; (b) Mining the crushing of pillars etc. due to the slow descent of the roof; (c) Geology a compressive strain in the earth's crust. E18.
b. fig. Energy, vitality, drive. L20.
Opera Now Mariana Nicolesco's intense..sound combines power and thrust with plummy dark-hued richness.
The propulsive force exerted by the propeller of a ship or aircraft, or developed by a jet or rocket engine. M19.
reverse thrust: see REVERSE adjective. vectored thrust: see VECTOR verb.
II.
a. An attack, lunge, or stab with a pointed weapon. L16.
cut and thrust: see CUT noun2 8. Home thrust: see Home adjective. stop-thrust: see STOP noun2. thrust and parry (lit. & fig.) attack and countermove.
R. L. Fox A dagger-wound..which court gossip attributed to a thrust from King Darius.
b. A contest or encounter with swords. E17-E19.
c. transf. & fig. A thing having a piercing or attacking effect; esp. (a) a pointed or witty remark, a verbal sally; (b) a strong attempt to penetrate an enemy's line or territory, a concerted attack or effort. M17.
J. Morley Those shrewd thrusts..with which Voltaire pushed on his work of 'crushing the Infamous'. Marketing Week Our client..wishes to introduce a bold Marketing thrust to..widen advertising appeal.
d. The principal theme or gist of remarks, an argument, etc.; an aim, a purpose. Orig. US. M20.
Times A main thrust of my address was the need to be sensitive to developing public attitudes.
A sudden or forcible push; an act of forcefully extending or projecting something. E19.
PELVIC thrust.
N. Bawden She delivered this Home truth with a proud thrust of her powerful jaw. M. Leitch With a single thrust of his leg, he kicked in the lock.
Geology. = thrust fault below. L19.
Comb.: thrust augmentation Aeronautics the action or process of increasing the thrust of a jet engine; thrust augmentor Aeronautics a procedure or modification used with a jet engine to increase its thrust; thrust-bearing Engineering a bearing designed to take a load in the direction of the axis of a shaft; spec. the bearing in which revolves the foremost length of a propeller shaft in a ship and which transmits the thrust of the shaft to the hull; thrust-block a block or frame supporting a thrust-bearing; thrust chamber a chamber in a rocket engine in which the propellants are injected and burnt; thrust fault Geology a reverse fault, now spec. one of low angle in which the hanging wall overhangs the footwall; thrust-plane Geology the plane of dislocation in a thrust fault; thrust reverser Aeronautics a device for reversing the flow of gas from a jet engine so as to produce a retarding backward thrust; thrust-shaft a propeller-shaft; thrust spoiler Aeronautics a device for deflecting the flow of gas from a jet engine so as to reduce the thrust quickly without reducing the engine power; thrust stage Theatrical an open stage that projects into the auditorium giving audience seating around three sides; thrust vector a vector representing the direction (and magnitude) of the thrust produced by a jet engine, propeller, etc.; thrust washer a washer against which a thrust-bearing rests.
thrustful adjective energetic, ambitious, pushful E20.
thrustfulness noun E20.