modulus of elasticity
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modulus of elasticity (plural moduli of elasticity)
- (physics) A quantity that measures an object or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e. non-permanently) when a stress is applied to it, defined as the ratio of stress to strain.
- (if the stress and deformation are along an axis) Young's modulus
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measure of resistance to being deformed elastically when a stress is applied
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