breaking points
breaking points is the plural of breaking point.
Meaning of breaking point
Noun
breaking point (countable and uncountable, plural breaking points)
- The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break.
- The point at which a person or system succumbs to stresses or pressures and descends into crisis.
- Even before Hurricane Sandy, New York was sheltering more homeless people than any city in the United States: a record 47,000 women, men and children, in a system strained to the breaking point.2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times
Questions about breaking points
- What is breaking points the plural of?
- Breaking points is the plural of breaking point.
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