buckling
Yielding under stress
Buckling is a small, young herring that has been smoked whole.
The fish is prepared ungutted, giving it a rich, oily flavor.
Popular in Northern European cuisines, particularly German and Dutch: We had buckling with dark bread for lunch.
Separately, buckling refers to the act of fastening a buckle, or to structural failure under pressure—when something warps, bends, or collapses: The bridge showed signs of buckling under the weight.
Curve or flex
- deformationChange in shape
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- bowingBending forward in deference
kinking · crippling · wrinkling · collapse · failure · instability · critical · load
Bent out of true
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- twistedWound around itself
- bowedCurved or bent over
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
crooked · deformed · misshapen · bulging · sagging · rippled · wavy · crumpled
Securing device that clicks
- beltStrap securing trousers
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
- latchDoor-securing catch
- snapSudden sharp sound
cinch · secure · fasten · tighten · anchor · hook · prong · tongue
Methodical study of parts
- finite elementNumerical method using subdivisions
- simulationImitation of real processes
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
ratio · mode · eigenvalue · bifurcation · load-bearing · safety factor · design · reinforcement
bend
Curve or flex
- deformationChange in shape
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
bowing · kinking · crippling · wrinkling · collapse · failure · instability · critical · load · stress
warped
Bent out of true
curved · crooked · deformed · misshapen · bulging · sagging · rippled · wavy · crumpled · kinked
clasp
Securing device that clicks
snap · cinch · secure · fasten · tighten · anchor · hook · prong · tongue · frame
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- finite elementNumerical method using subdivisions
- simulationImitation of real processes
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
coefficient · ratio · mode · eigenvalue · bifurcation · load-bearing · safety factor · design · reinforcement · bracing
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
salted · Baltic · German · golden · fillet · preserved · traditional · delicacy
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
bucklingstraightening
Making something not crooked
unbending · flattening · smoothing · unwarping · stretching
bucklingunbuckling
Releasing a metal fastener
unfastening · unclasping · releasing · loosening · undoing
bucklingholding firm
Maintaining position resolutely
holding · withstanding · resisting · supporting · reinforcing
- buckling upFastening a restraint
- buckling downApplying oneself with determination
- buckling underYielding to overwhelming force
- buckling toYielding under pressure to