noun
1. : the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation
2. : the greatest stress for which the strain of an elastic body is proportional to the stress
noun
1. : the greatest stress that an elastic solid can sustain without undergoing permanent deformation
2. : the greatest stress for which the strain of an elastic body is proportional to the stress
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012