HyperDic: bulk_modulus

English > 1 sense of the expression bulk modulus:
NOUNquantitybulk modulusthe ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
English > bulk modulus: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume.
Broadercoefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
Spanishmódulo de compresibilidad
Catalanmòdul de compressibilitat

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