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Elasticity

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amplitude
noun
maximum deviation of an alternating current from its average value
bulk modulus
noun
coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between pressure and fractional change
compressional strain
noun
fractional volume change of a body due to uniform pressure
elastic modulus
noun
coefficients expressing ratio of stress applied to body to resulting strain in the body
elasticity
noun
property of a substance to change form due to force and recover original form upon force's removal
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harmonic motion
noun
periodic motion consisting of at least one vibratory motion symmetric about an equilibrium region
hooke's law
noun
contends extension of a spring is proportional with the load applied to it
pressure
noun
force per unit area
restoring force
noun
force exerted by stretched or compressed spring, which restores it to resting length
shear modulus
noun
coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain
shear strain
noun
ratio between amount by which a body is skewed and its length
shear stress
noun
external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane
simple harmonic motion
noun
vibratory motion in system in which restoring force is proportional to displacement from equilibrium
simple pendulum
noun
apparatus with suspended point mass, frictionless thread, constant length and periodic motion
spring constant
noun
proportionality between applied force and resulting change in length of a given spring
tensile strain
noun
fractional change in body's length due to applied tensile force
tensile stress
noun
axial force causing a body to become longer along direction of applied force
young's modulus
noun
ratio of longitudinal strain to longitudinal stress

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