hooke's law

Hooke's law

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noun hooke's law the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance. 1
noun hooke's law the principle that the stress imposed on a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced, within the elastic limit 0
noun hooke's law (physics) the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit. 0

before 1850

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1850-55; named after R. Hooke who formulated it

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