| Descriptor English: | Tensile Strength | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Resistencia a la Tracción
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Resistência à Tração | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Résistance à la traction | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Strength, Tensile Strengths, Tensile Tensile Strengths |
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| Tree number(s): |
G01.374.850 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013718 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001) |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Biomechanics (1968-1976) Elasticity (1967-1976) Stress, Mechanical (1973-1976) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 77 |
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| History Note: | 77 |
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| DeCS ID: | 14096 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013718 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1977/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1976/04/16 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena
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Tensile Strength
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| Concept UI |
M0021167 |
| Scope note | The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p2001) |
| Preferred term | Tensile Strength |
| Entry term(s) |
Strength, Tensile Strengths, Tensile Tensile Strengths |
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