tolerance

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Medicine

n. the ability of your body to handle a drug, a poison, or pain without being affected as much as before.

n. the power or capacity of an organism to resist the effects of a drug, toxin, or environmental stressor through prior exposure.

日本語:耐性※

“After taking the medication for a year, he developed a tolerance to it.”

“The patient's high tolerance for sedatives required the anesthesiologist to adjust the dosage significantly during the procedure.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. the amount that a measurement is allowed to vary from the perfect size.

n. the permissible limit or limits of variation in a physical dimension or a measured value. Countable when referring to specific measurements.

“The parts must be made with a tolerance of less than one millimeter.”

“The aerospace components were manufactured to extremely tight tolerances to ensure they would fit perfectly under extreme thermal expansion.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Archaic · Literary

n. the ability to suffer through pain or hardship for a long time.

n. the capacity to endure hardship or pain; synonymous with endurance in older texts.

“The explorer showed great tolerance for the freezing cold of the mountains.”

“His legendary tolerance for physical suffering allowed him to survive weeks in the wilderness with minimal supplies.”

C2 · Proficiency Computing Technical

v. to design a part or material so it has a specific allowed margin of error.

v. to design or engineer a component to a specified technical tolerance. Transitive use.

“The engineers had to tolerance the engine parts very carefully.”

“When designing the bridge, the architects had to tolerance the steel beams to account for significant seasonal temperature fluctuations.”