yield strength
nounPhysics.
the stress necessary to produce a given inelastic strain in a material.
Origin of yield strength
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby yield strength
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How to use yield strength in a sentence
This stuff is quoted to have a compression-yield strength of one hundred ten pounds to the square inch.
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