NOUN | quantity | bulk modulus | the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume |
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Meaning | The ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume. | |
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Broader | coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus | (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
Spanish | módulo de compresibilidad | |
Catalan | mòdul de compressibilitat |
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