stretching(a)

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extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains
stretching
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone
stretching
Present participle of stretch
stretching the truth
Present participle of stretch the truth
stretching
{i} act of extending; act of spreading out
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Various parts of the body are stretched by assuming different positions to help eliminate stress and tension and increase flexibility More about this subject
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In extrusion: straightening an aluminum member by pulling An average stretch increases the length by about one-half of one percent, and produces correspondingly a slight decrease in the cross-sectional dimensions, called stretch-down
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act of expanding by lengthening or widening
stretching
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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In the form on which they are drawn from the spinneret, man-made fibres are not ready for processing They only receive their essential textile properties - such as strength, elasticity, extensibility - through the stretching process In unstretched fibres, the very long macromolecules are jumbled up The stretching process aligns them with the axis of the fibre
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Any therapeutic maneuver designed to elongate shortened soft tissue structures and thereby increase flexibility Subluxation - Partial dislocation of a joint The term usually implies that the joint can return to its normal position without formal reduction
stretching
Any therapeutic maneuver designed to elongate shortened soft tissue structures and thereby increase flexibility
stretching
extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains"
stretching
Various parts of the body are stretched by assuming different positions This technique helps eliminate stress and tension and increase flexibility
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The process of putting tension at the end of the fabric to make it hang uniformly and taught along the line of fence between terminal posts
stretching
Exercise which increases the ease and degree to which a muscle or joint can turn, bend or reach
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(v) A modification technique that changes the location of individual points or groups of connected points of an object Stretching changes the geometry but not the topology of the polygon or face of the solid If this technique is used on a 3-D solid, it is sometimes referred to as tweaking
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A smithing method used to raise hollow forms from thick pieces of metal by using a ball peen hammer to pound from the center area to thin the metal and force it upwards
stretching
separation of the origin and insertion of a muscle and/or attachments of fascia and ligaments
stretching
The act of elongating (making long) muscle and connective tissues to improve range of motion around a joint
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from Stretch, v
stretching oneself
spreading oneself too thin, becoming involved in too many fields
stretching out
flattening, extending, spreading out
brand stretching
(Pazarlama) Brand extension or brand stretching is a marketing strategy in which a firm marketing a product with a well-developed image uses the same brand name in a different product category. Organisations use this strategy to increase and leverage brand equity (definition: the net worth and long-term sustainability just from the renowned name). An example of a brand extension is Jello-gelatin creating Jello pudding pops. It increases awareness of the brand name and increases profitability from offerings in more than one product category