fatigue
გამოთქმა:
/fəˈtiːg/
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Universal
1 [mass noun] extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness:he was nearly dead with fatigue a reduction in the efficiency of a muscle or organ after prolonged activity: buccinator and orbicularis oris muscles showing signs of fatigue [with modifier] a lessening in one’s response to or enthusiasm for something, caused by overexposure:votes were showing signs of election fatigue
2weakness in metal or other materials caused by repeated variations of stress:metal fatigue
3 (
fatigues)
menial non-military tasks performed by a soldier, sometimes as a punishment:we’re on cookhouse fatigues, sir (also fatigue party) [count noun] a group of soldiers ordered to do menial tasks.
4 (
fatigues)
loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty:battle fatigues
cause (someone) to feel exhausted:they were fatigued by their journey reduce the efficiency of (a muscle or organ) by prolonged activity: different sensory fibres within the normal retina could be selectively fatigued weaken (a metal or other material) by repeated variations of stress: the nails have become rusted through or fatigued
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Pronunciation:
/-gəˈbɪlɪti/
(also fatigability) noun -
(also fatigable) adjective