young's modulus

Young's modulus

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noun young's modulus a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a stress that acts to change the length of a body and the fractional change in length caused by this force. 1
noun young's modulus a modulus of elasticity, applicable to the stretching of a wire etc, equal to the ratio of the applied load per unit area of cross section to the increase in length per unit length 0
noun young's modulus The Young's modulus is a measure of how stiff a bar of material is along its axis. It is equal to the stress applied divided by the resulting elastic strain. 0
noun young's modulus This term is named for British scientist Thomas Young (1773-1829) 0
noun young's modulus (physics) The coefficient of elasticity of a solid; the rate of change of stress with strain. 0

before 1860

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1860-65; named after Thomas Young, who derived it

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