tightness

tightness
noun, no pl.
1) (firmness) Festigkeit, die
2) (closeness of fit) enger Sitz
3) (lack of leakage) Dichtheit, die
4) (tautness) Straffheit, die
5) (strictness of control or discipline) Strenge, die
* * *
noun die Dichtheit
* * *
tight·ness
[ˈtaɪtnəs]
n no pl
1. (firmness, strength) Festigkeit f
2. (close fitting) enge [o SCHWEIZ a. satte] Passform
3. (tight sensation) Spannen nt
\tightness in the chest area is a sign of heart disease Atembeklemmung ist ein Anzeichen einer Herzerkrankung
4. ECON
\tightness of a market Marktenge f
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['taItnɪs]
n
1) (of clothes) enges Anliegen; (of join) Dichtheit f
2) (= stiffness of screw, bolt) Festsitzen nt, Unbeweglichkeit f

the tightness of the drawer/window — das Klemmen der Schublade/des Fensters

3) (= firmness of screw, tap) fester Sitz; (of window) Dichtheit f; (of control, discipline, security) Strenge f; (of organization) Straffheit f

the tightness of his embrace — seine feste Umarmung

4) (= tautness of rope, skin) Straffheit f; (of knot) Festigkeit f
5) (= crowdedness) Enge f; (of weave also) Dichte f
6) (of schedule) Knappheit f
7) (= closeness of race, match) Knappheit f
8) (= constriction in chest, stomach) Beengtheit f
9) (inf: miserliness) Knick(e)rigkeit f (inf), Geiz m
10) (inf: drunkenness) Besoffenheit f (inf)
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tightness s
1. Dichte f
2. Festigkeit f, fester Sitz
3. Straffheit f
4. Enge f
5. Gedrängtheit f
6. umg Knick(e)rigkeit f, Geiz m
7. WIRTSCH
a) (Geld) Knappheit f
b) angespannte Marktlage
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noun, no pl.
1) (firmness) Festigkeit, die
2) (closeness of fit) enger Sitz
3) (lack of leakage) Dichtheit, die
4) (tautness) Straffheit, die
5) (strictness of control or discipline) Strenge, die
* * *
n.
Enge -n f.
Engigkeit f.
Festigkeit f.
Straffheit f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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