breaking point

Noun

countable uncountable figuratively

(mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break. / (figuratively) The point at which a person or system succumbs to stresses or pressures and descends into crisis.

Japanese Meaning

(力学的) 材料の応力が増加し、破損に至る転換点 / (比喩的) 個人またはシステムがストレスや圧力に耐え切れず、危機状態に陥る限界点

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The technician calculated the breaking point of the steel beam before the load test.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

技術者は荷重試験の前に鋼梁の破断点を計算した。

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(mechanics) The point at which the increasing strain in a material causes it to break.

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(figuratively) 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.

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breaking points

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