foreload

noun, verb — 3 senses

foreload

noun

Etymology From fore- + load.

1

A load placed on the front or forward part of anything.

2

Medicine, Physiology, Sciences The weight that acts on muscle once it begins to contract; increased end-diastolic volume.

Related terms
afterload

foreload

verb

Etymology From fore- + load.

1

To load beforehand or in advance.

  • Manure is not a problem at The Gables, for a local farmer comes weekly, foreloads it by tractor into a trailer and takes it away.1961, Poultry Farmer:

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