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eigenstrain

eigenstrain noun: a residual strain produced without an external force.

Noun

eigenstrain (plural eigenstrains)

  1. A residual strain produced without an external force
    • Optimal structures are either simple laminates that are codirected with external eigenstrain directions, or inclined laminates, direct and skew second-rank laminates and third-rank laminates.2015, Mikhail A. Antimonov, Andrej Cherkaev, Alexander Freidin, “Phase transformations surfaces and exact energy lower bounds”, in arXiv

Forms of eigenstrain

pluraleigenstrains

Origin of eigenstrain

From eigen- + strain.

Questions about eigenstrain

What does eigenstrain mean?
Eigenstrain means a residual strain produced without an external force.
What part of speech is eigenstrain?
Eigenstrain is a noun.
What is the plural of eigenstrain?
The plural of eigenstrain is eigenstrains.

Words near eigenstrain in the dictionary

  1. eigenspinors
  2. eigenstate
  3. eigenstates
  4. eigenstep
  5. eigensteps
  6. eigenstrain
  7. eigenstrains
  8. eigenstress
  9. eigenstresses
  10. eigenstructure
  11. eigenstructures

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