elastic modulus

Synonyms:

coefficient of elasticity, modulus of elasticity

Types:

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

Young's modulus

a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire

Type of:

modulus

(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance