fatigue limit

noun

1. the maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without failing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatigue limit¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Many of the recommendations were intelligent and reasonable: Clean up the streets, set up a hospital for fever victims, avoid fatigue, limit the intake of beer and wine, put patients in airy rooms, and remove fouled clothes and bed linens frequently.

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