the ratio of the stress applied to a body or substance to the resulting strain within the elastic limit
Also called: elastic modulus
See also Young's modulus, bulk modulus
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mod′ulus of elastic′ity, [Physics.]
- Physicsany of several coefficients of elasticity of a body, expressing the ratio between a stress or force per unit area that acts to deform the body and the corresponding fractional deformation caused by the stress. Also called coefficient of elasticity, elastic modulus.
- 1800–10
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