NOUN | cognition | Hooke's law | (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced |
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Meaning | (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced. | |
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Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
Catalan | Llei de Hooke |
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