ultimate strength
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noun Engineering.
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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Also called ultimate stress .
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The engine pulled to its last ounce, the wings and stays held to the ultimate stress.
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British Dictionary definitions for ultimate strength
ultimate strength
noun
the maximum tensile stress that a material can withstand before rupture
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