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/un strest"/, adj.1. without stress or emphasis, as a syllable in a word.2. not receiving or subjected to stress, wear, etc.: the unstressed parts of a car body.[1880-85; UN-1 + STRESS + -ED2]
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unstressed
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unstressed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Phonetics (of a syllable) not pronounced with stress. 2) not subjected to stress … English terms dictionary
unstressed — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unstressed — adjective Date: 1883 1. not bearing a stress or accent < unstressed syllables > 2. not subjected to stress < unstressed wires > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unstressed — [[t]ʌ̱nstre̱st[/t]] ADJ If a word or syllable is unstressed, it is pronounced without emphasis. [TECHNICAL] ...the unstressed syllable of words like above , surround or arrive . Ant: stressed … English dictionary
unstressed — adj. Unstressed is used with these nouns: ↑syllable, ↑vowel … Collocations dictionary
unstressed — un|stressed [ˌʌnˈstrest] adj an unstressed word or part of a word is pronounced with less force than other ones … Dictionary of contemporary English
unstressed — un|stressed [ ʌn strest ] adjective an unstressed word or SYLLABLE (=part of a word) is pronounced more quietly or with less force than other words or syllables … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unstressed — UK [ʌnˈstrest] / US adjective linguistics an unstressed word or syllable (= part of a word) is pronounced more quietly or with less force than other words or syllables … English dictionary
unstressed state — neįtemptoji būsena statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. unstrained state; unstressed state vok. unverspannter Zustand, m rus. ненапряжённое состояние, n pranc. état de non contrainte, m; état sans contrainte, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
unstressed — См. disaccentato … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
