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.

Alternative spelling of eyestrain

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the of the ratio of the object's deformed length to the its initial length, along some axis.

A horizontal truss joining the queen posts in rafters.

To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.

Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe.

(figuratively) make a mountain out of a molehill

Alternative form of multistrain

The sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure