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YOUNG'S MODULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Young's modulus mean? 

YOUNG'S MODULUS (noun)
  The noun YOUNG'S MODULUS has 1 sense:

1. a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wireplay

  Familiarity information: YOUNG'S MODULUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YOUNG'S MODULUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("Young's modulus" is a kind of...):

coefficient of elasticity; elastic modulus; modulus of elasticity ((physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body)


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