DURABILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does durability mean? 

• DURABILITY (noun)
  The noun DURABILITY has 1 sense:

1. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

  Familiarity information: DURABILITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DURABILITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

durability; enduringness; lastingness; strength

Context example:

they advertised the durability of their products

Hypernyms ("durability" is a kind of...):

permanence; permanency (the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "durability"):

tensile strength (the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart)

indestructibility (the strength to resist destruction)

continuity; persistence (the property of a continuous and connected period of time)

changelessness (the property of remaining unchanged)

everlastingness (the property of lasting forever)

Derivation:

durable (existing for a long time)

durable (very long lasting)

durable (capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay)

 Context examples 

Issue associated with any deviations from device documented performance specifications relating to the limited durability of all material used to construct the device.

(Medical Device Material Integrity Issue, Food and Drug Administration)

Most had environmental or durability issues.

(Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals, National Science Foundation)

Their energy density, durability and cost effectiveness give them the potential to replace conventional electric car batteries.

(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)

I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us; a personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

At present, products such as laminated bamboo are most commonly used as flooring materials due to their hardness and durability.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)

Cornell University researchers led by Christopher Hernandez used a 3D printer to manufacture bone-inspired material made from a urethane methacrylate polymer, then tested for its durability.

(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)

The first solid consolation which Fanny received for the evils of home, the first which her judgment could entirely approve, and which gave any promise of durability, was in a better knowledge of Susan, and a hope of being of service to her.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

This test includes durability testing.

(Device Stress Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)