English-Russian glossary of hockey terms. 2013.
strength — W2S2 [streŋθ, strenθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical)¦ 2¦(determination)¦ 3¦(feeling/belief )¦ 4¦(organization/country etc)¦ 5¦(useful quality or ability)¦ 6¦(object)¦ 7¦(substance/mixture)¦ 8¦(number of people)¦ 9¦(money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
strength — [ streŋθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical power/energy ▸ 2 ability to achieve something ▸ 3 power of particular type ▸ 4 something someone does very well ▸ 5 amount of influence ▸ 6 size of group needed ▸ 7 amount of something in something ▸ 8 ability to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Strength training — This article is about the basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training using free weights or weight machines, see weight training. The lat. pulldown, which strengthens the arms and back Strength training is the use of… … Wikipedia
Strength of materials — Internal force lines are denser near the hole, a common stress concentration In materials science, the strength of a material is its ability to withstand an applied stress without failure. The applied stress may be tensile, compressive, or shear … Wikipedia
Strength of schedule — In sports, strength of schedule (SOS) refers to the difficulty or ease of a team s/person s opponent as compared to other teams/persons. This is especially important if teams in a league do not play each other the same number of… … Wikipedia
Strength of ships — The strength of ships is a topic of key interest to Naval Architects and shipbuilders. Ships which are built too strong are heavy, slow, and cost extra money to build and operate since they weigh more, whilst ships which are built too weakly… … Wikipedia
strength */*/*/ — UK [streŋθ] / US noun Word forms strength : singular strength plural strengths 1) a) [uncountable] the physical energy that someone has to lift or move things I didn t have the strength to get out of bed. He s working on building up his upper… … English dictionary
Strength Through Joy — Kraft durch Freude (KdF, literally Strength through Joy ) was a large state controlled leisure organization in the Third Reich, a part of the German Labour Front ( Deutsche Arbeiterfront DAF), the national German labour organization at that time … Wikipedia
Full strength — (also called 5 on 5) in ice hockey refers to when both teams have five skaters and one goaltender on the ice. The official term used by the National Hockey League (NHL) is at even strength abbreviated EV on… … Wikipedia
Muscle memory (strength training) — For the term muscle memory as related to motor learning, see Muscle memory. Muscle memory has been used to describe the observation that various muscle related tasks seem to be easier to perform after previous practice, even if the task has not… … Wikipedia
Shear strength (soil) — Shear strength in reference to soil is a term used to describe the maximum strength of soil at which point significant plastic deformation or yielding occurs due to an applied shear stress. There is no definitive shear strength of a soil as it… … Wikipedia
