Stress (physics)
In physics, stress was the exertion of force or pressure on a material object.

Aboard the  in 2267, Earth probe Nomad increased engine efficiency by fifty-seven percent but this would destroy the ship if not stopped as its structure could not handle the stress of that much . ()

See also 
 Field stress compensator
 Hull stress
 Plan Transitional Field Stress Factors
 Shearing stress
 Structural integrity
 Subspace stress
 Torsional stress

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