trương lực
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 張力, composed of 張 (“to stretch”) and 力 (“strength”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]
Noun
trương lực
- (biology, medicine) tension; tone (especially of anatomy)
- giảm trương lực ― hypotonia (to reduce tone)