Strain
# Strain

Strain may refer to:

## Science and technology

* Strain (biology), variants of plants, viruses or bacteria; or an inbred animal used for experimental purposes
* Strain (chemistry), a chemical stress of a molecule
* Strain (injury), an injury to a muscle (tear in tendon) in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over-stretching
* Strain (mechanics), a geometrical measure of deformation representing the relative displacement between particles in a material body
* Filtration, separating solids from fluids (liquids or gases) by interposing a strainer, a medium through which only the fluid can pass
* Percolation, the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials
* Psychological stress

## Other uses

* straining, in cooking, the separation of liquid from solids using a strainer or sieve.
* straining (puréeing) [ja], the process of making a mash or purée by forcing through a sieve, rather than using a power blender. Cf. ricing (cooking)
* strain (bridge), the indication of either the trump suit or notrump in a bid made in the game of contract bridge; also called a denomination

## Proper names

* Strain (surname)

### Arts and media

* Strain (manga), a 1996 manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami
* Strain (music), a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece
* Strain (album), a 2004 album by Flesh Field
* Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry, a 2006 anime
* Strain (film), a 2020 Nigerian drama

### Places

* Strain, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in Richland Township of the Southern United States
* Strain, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, USA
