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yield strength

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noun

Physics.

  1. the stress necessary to produce a given inelastic strain in a material.

Etymology

Origin of yield strength

First recorded in 1930–35

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And what we now like and prepare as foods are the things which have stood the test, and proved themselves able to yield strength and nourishment to the body.

From A Handbook of Health by Hutchinson, Woods

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