| NOUN | quantity | coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus | (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
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| Meaning | (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body. | |
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| Synonyms | modulus of elasticity, elastic modulus | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | Young's modulus | A coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire |
| bulk modulus | The ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume | |
| modulus of rigidity | The coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force | |
| Broader | modulus | (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance |
| Catalan | mòdul elàstic | |
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