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Strength: Amount of force a muscle or muscle group can exert against resistance.

Ebb Strength (Strength Of Ebb): Phase of the ebb tidal current at the time of maximum speed. Also, the speed at this time. See strength of current.

Yield Strength: The stress at the uppermost point on the straight-line portion of the stressstrain curve. Stress imposed on the sample below this level produces no permanent lengthening and stress can vary . . . View Full Definition

Strength Of Current: Phase of tidal current in which the speed is a maximum; also the speed at this time. Beginning with slack before flood in the period of a reversing tidal current (or minimum before flood in . . . View Full Definition

Full Strength: Full strength (also called 5-on-5) refers to when both teams have five skaters and one goaltender on the ice.

Flood Strength: Phase of the flood tidal current at the time of maximum speed. Also, the speed at this time. See strength of current.

Impact Strength: The ability of a material to resist shock, dependent on both strength and ductility of the material.

Relative Strength: Movement of a stock price over the past year as compared to a market index (like the S&P 500). A value below 1.0 means the stock shows relative weakness in price movement (underperformed the . . . View Full Definition

Bond Strength: Some measure of how difficult it is to break a chemical bond, for example, a bond energy or a bond enthalpy.

Absolute Strength: The highest amount of weight a person can lift in one repetition.