elastic modulus
1Elastic modulus — An elastic modulus, or modulus of elasticity, is the mathematical description of an object or substance s tendency to be deformed elastically (i.e., non permanently) when a force is applied to it. The elastic modulus of an object is defined as… …
2elastic modulus — modulus of elasticity a coefficient indicating the ratio between deforming stress to a unit of area of a substance and the extent of resulting deformation …
3elastic modulus — noun (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body • Syn: ↑coefficient of elasticity, ↑modulus of elasticity • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑ …
4elastic modulus — Physics. See modulus of elasticity. [1935 40] * * * or elastic constant In materials science and physical metallurgy, any of various numbers that quantify the response of a material to elastic or springy deflection. When tensile stress is applied …
5elastic modulus — noun Date: 1904 the ratio of the stress in a body to the corresponding strain …
6elastic modulus — noun Physics the ratio of the force exerted upon a substance or body to the resultant deformation …
7elastic modulus — /əˌlæstɪk ˈmɒdʒələs/ (say uh.lastik mojuhluhs) noun the ratio of the length of a given material being stretched or shortened to the stress applied in one direction only …
8Modulus — may refer to: Modulus (gastropod) a genus of small sea snails Modulus (algebraic number theory), a formal product of places of a number field The absolute value of a real or complex number ( | a | ) Modular arithmetic, the modulus being the value …
9modulus of elasticity — noun (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body • Syn: ↑coefficient of elasticity, ↑elastic modulus • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10modulus of rigidity — noun the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force • Hypernyms: ↑coefficient of elasticity, ↑modulus of elasticity, ↑elastic modulus * * * : shear modulus * * * Physics. See shear modulus. [1875 80] …
