At the Breaking Point*
the exact amount of tension
ultimate strength
load testing threshold
theoretical boundary
breakeven
the moment when
the moment when
yield point
fracture point
maximum tensile stress
gives way
the collapse
the threshold where
tipping point
breakdown
breakdown
- Breakpoints are used when coastal and offshore areas need to be warned of an impending weather event, usually pertaining to a hazard that we all saw coming.
- A point break is a location where ocean waves hit a point of land jutting out from the coastline, causing the waves to peel smoothly and consistently in one direction, water wrapping around the land mass before returning to itself.
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*(a dictionary remix)
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great expression
points of tension
stretched to the tipping…
Can be applied to nature and people! Good start to the month!
Gorgeous. The tension’s rise and fall are masterful in this one. It’s great to read your words again this June!
Yeah what Sylvia said.
And love the bullet points as addendum
Happy day wordsmith 😀
This is how I feel about politics these days…
how to make sandwiches out of leftover pages of a dictionary
Thanks for the definition that inspired this poem!