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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 wire
Familiarity information: YOUNG'S MODULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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