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

The ultimate strength of “The Lost Leonardo” is its inspection of how society reveres and seeks out capital, the real driving force behind the pushes and pulls acted upon the “Salvator Mundi.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

For air-dry wood the ratios are considerably lower, particularly in the case of the ultimate strength and the elastic limit.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.