breaking strain
breaking strain noun: 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.
Noun
breaking strain (plural breaking strains)
- 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.
- The steel haulage ropes have a breaking strain of 50 tons, and another pair passing around a pulley at the bottom connect the lower ends of the cars and act as tail or balance ropes.1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 515
breaking strain meaning in Tamil
breaking strain in Tamil
- அறுவிகாரம், உடை விகாரம், உடைவிகாரம், அறுதிரிபு
Forms of breaking strain
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Questions about breaking strain
- What does breaking strain mean?
- Breaking strain means 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.
- What is breaking strain in Tamil?
- Breaking strain in Tamil is அறுவிகாரம், உடை விகாரம், உடைவிகாரம். See Breaking strain meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is breaking strain?
- Breaking strain is a noun.
- What is the plural of breaking strain?
- The plural of breaking strain is breaking strains.
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