the greatest stress that can be applied to an elastic body without causing permanent deformation.
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Also called limit of proportionality, proportional limit.
Origin of elastic limit
First recorded in 1860–65
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British Dictionary definitions for elastic limit
the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation