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engineering stress

engineering stress noun: in a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

Noun

engineering stress (plural engineering stresses)

  1. In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

Forms of engineering stress

pluralengineering stresses
alternative formnominal stress

Questions about engineering stress

What does engineering stress mean?
Engineering stress means in a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).
What part of speech is engineering stress?
Engineering stress is a noun.
What is the plural of engineering stress?
The plural of engineering stress is engineering stresses.

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