stress vs sentence stress

stress and sentence stress both are nouns.

stress is a verb but sentence stress is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stress	Yes	No	Yes	No
sentence stress	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sentence stress is a hyponym of stress; that is, sentence stress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stress:

stress: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
sentence stress: the distribution of stresses within a sentence

Other hyponyms of stress include accentuation, pitch accent, tonic accent, word accent, word stress.

stress (noun)	sentence stress (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	the distribution of stresses within a sentence
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
special emphasis attached to something

stress (verb)	sentence stress (verb)
to suffer from stress
to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
test the limits of

stress vs sentence stress

stress and sentence stress both are nouns.

stress is a verb but sentence stress is not a verb.

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