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yield strength

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yield strength1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

This stuff is quoted to have a compression-yield strength of one hundred ten pounds to the square inch.

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