🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

抗拉强度

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎng lā qiáng dù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ultimate tensile strength/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət ˈtɛn.səl strɛŋkθ/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种合金的抗拉强度非常出色。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking or necking.

    "The engineers tested the steel alloy to determine its ultimate tensile strength under extreme loads."
  2. 2

    The peak point on the engineering stress-strain curve representing the maximum tensile stress sustained by a specimen.

    "Once the ultimate tensile strength is reached, the material begins to experience localized deformation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ultimus' (last or furthest) combined with 'tensilis' (from tendere, to stretch), paired with the Old English 'strengþu' (strength). The term emerged during the 19th-century industrial revolution as material sciences formalized mechanical testing parameters for metals and structural engineering.

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