NOUN | quantity | elastic modulus, coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity | (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 | coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity | |
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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