preload — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Sinonimi

   foreloadpreinstall

   Esempi

   My computer came preloaded with wordprocessor software.

2. To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • intransitivo
   • gergo

   Sinonimi

   pregamepre-drink

   Esempi

   That nightclub is so expensive. Let's preload at your flat.

Sostantivo

1. The end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

2. The internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   The preload itself should be tightened gradually. Many older threadless headsets suspend their preload bolts within soft plastic caps; they sink right through easily enough.