preload

Verb

1. (transitive) To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
2. (British, intransitive, slang) To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.
2. (countable, uncountable) The internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.

Etymology

From pre- + load.

Synonyms

preloading

heart muscle tension

precompaction

prepressing

preliminary pressure

preliminary compression

Translations

vorladen

vorspannen

Vorspannung

Preload

Vorlast

pression artérielle maximale

pression systolique

carico di rottura nominale

precaricare

preload

voorbelasting

pré-carga

precarga