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Basquin's law

Basquin's law proper noun: a principle of materials science that describes the power-law relationship between the stress amplitude experienced by a material and its fatigue life under cyclic loading conditions.

Proper noun

Basquin's law

  1. A principle of materials science that describes the power-law relationship between the stress amplitude experienced by a material and its fatigue life under cyclic loading conditions.

Origin of Basquin's law

Introduced in 1910 by American scientist O. H. Basquin.

Questions about Basquin's law

What does Basquin's law mean?
Basquin's law means a principle of materials science that describes the power-law relationship between the stress amplitude experienced by a material and its fatigue life under cyclic loading conditions.
What part of speech is Basquin's law?
Basquin's law is a proper noun.

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