ultimate

adjective

Being last in a series, process, or progression: synonym: last.

adjective

Eventual.

adjective

Fundamental; elemental.

adjective

Of the greatest possible size or significance; maximum.

adjective

Representing or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication.

adjective

Utmost; extreme.

noun

The greatest extreme; the maximum.

In meck., final; ‘breaking’; specifically, noting the strain required to “break a piece of material.