Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
modulus .
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- noun physics The
coefficient ofelasticity of asolid ; the rate of change ofstress withstrain .
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- noun a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire
Etymologies
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For Thomas Young, English scientist.
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