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breaking strain

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The amount of strain which can cause something to break, according to the force or weight placed on it. Many materials, such as lines and ropes, have a specified breaking strain.

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  • Danish: brudstyrke — amount of strain which can break something
  • Finnish: murtojännitys — amount of strain which can break something
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bruddstyrke — amount of strain which can break something