Key terms & definitions

A trained Christian volunteer from a local church who works in a team to care for, listen to and help people on the streets.

The ability of a material to withstand forces without breaking or permanently changing shape.

The ability of a material to resist breaking under an applied force.

The ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert force against resistance.

The ability of a material or structure to withstand forces without failing.

A Nazi organisation that offered workers subsidised leisure activities and holidays to encourage acceptance of the regime and its working conditions.

A German Labour Front programme offering organised leisure activities and subsidised holidays to encourage workers’ loyalty and reduce discontent.

A comparison of a material’s strength with its weight; a high value means it provides substantial strength without adding much weight.

The April 1935 agreement between Britain, France and Italy to oppose further German challenges to the peace settlement.

The emphasis placed on a syllable when it is spoken.

The emphasis placed on a particular syllable when a word is spoken.

A feeling of pressure or strain when a person finds demands difficult to cope with.

The internal force per unit area within a material caused by loading.

A method used before or during performance to control stress and arousal so that the performer is better prepared to perform.

A change of shape in which an object becomes longer because forces pull different parts apart.

A change in shape in which an object becomes longer because forces pull its parts apart.

Exercises that extend muscles to help increase the range of movement at joints.

An inequality using $<$ or $>$, in which the boundary value is not included.

A curved scraper used to remove oil, sweat and dirt from the skin.

A coordinated refusal to work, intended to put pressure on an employer to meet workers’ demands.

A form of collective action in which workers stop working to put pressure on an employer during a dispute.

An ordered sequence of characters treated as text.

The number of characters in a string, including spaces and punctuation.

Using programming operations to analyse, extract or change text.

A flashing light that can make a repeating wave pattern appear stationary when its flashing frequency is matched appropriately to the waves.

A lamp that flashes repeatedly at an adjustable frequency and can make a repeating movement appear stationary.

The distance a slider travels from one end of its movement to the other.

A life-threatening event in which blood supply to part of the brain is disrupted by a blockage or a bleed.

The volume of blood pumped out of a ventricle during one heartbeat, usually measured in millilitres per beat.

The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle in one heartbeat.