straining piece

strain piece

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyn pees]
- /streɪn pis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyn pees]
- /streɪn pis/

Definitions of straining piece words

noun straining piece (in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof. 1
noun straining piece a horizontal tie beam that connects the top of two queen posts of a roof truss 0
noun straining piece a horizontal brace or beam connected at either end to opposite rafters in a roof truss 0

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Origin of straining piece

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Straining piece

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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straining piece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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