ultimate strength

American  

noun

Engineering.

1. the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.

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ultimate strength British  

noun

1. the maximum tensile stress that a material can withstand before rupture

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Example Sentences

I wanted to reveal the lengths that families are willing to go for each other, and how those bonds can both harness us to dysfunction and be our ultimate strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

"Being vulnerable is not a weakness, it's the ultimate strength."

From BBC • May 27, 2024

Legal experts not involved with the case underscored that its ultimate strength will likely hinge on evidence that has not yet been made public.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023

“While problems remain, I am firm in my belief that Japanese companies have great potential. The ultimate strength of corporate Japan is technology,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2021

HadPg 359 the full loading shown by the foregoing come on these wall-plates, they would have been subjected to a stress of about 25 tons each, or nearly one-half of their ultimate strength.

From Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 by Meem, J. C.