coefficient of elasticity

Other forms: coefficients of elasticity

Definitions of coefficient of elasticity
  1. noun
    (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
    synonyms: elastic modulus, modulus of elasticity
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    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
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