ultimate
adjectiveBeing last in a series, process, or progression: synonym: last.
adjectiveEventual.
adjectiveFundamental; elemental.
adjectiveOf the greatest possible size or significance; maximum.
adjectiveRepresenting or exhibiting the greatest possible development or sophistication.
adjectiveUtmost; extreme.
nounThe greatest extreme; the maximum.
In meck., final; ‘breaking’; specifically, noting the strain required to “break a piece of material.