Yield-strength
the stress necessary to produce a given inelastic strain in a material.
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- Yield-stress
noun the stress level at which a metal or other material ceases to behave elastically. the stress divided by the strain is no longer constant. the point at which this occurs is known as the yield point compare proof stress
- Yieldability
the ability to yield or produce a yield: a hybrid seed with greatly increased yieldability.
- Yieldable
capable of yielding or of producing a yield.
- Yielded
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: this farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs. to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest): a trust fund that yields ten percent interest annually; that investment will yield a handsome return. to give up, as to superior power […]
- Yielding
inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man. tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress. (of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive. to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: this farm yields enough fruit to meet all our […]