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proof stress
noun
- the load per unit area that a structure can withstand without being permanently deformed by more than a specified amount.
proof stress
noun
- engineering the equivalent of yield stress in materials which have no clearly defined yield point
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Word History and Origins
Origin of proof stress1
First recorded in 1860–65
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