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Hookean

Hookean adjective: of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist.

Adjective

Hookean (comparative more Hookean, superlative most Hookean)

  1. Of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist.
  2. For which Hooke's law is a useful approximation; linear-elastic.

Forms of Hookean

comparativemore Hookean
superlativemost Hookean

Origin of Hookean

From Hooke + -an.

Questions about Hookean

What does Hookean mean?
Hookean means of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist.
What part of speech is Hookean?
Hookean is an adjective.

Words near Hookean in the dictionary

  1. hooke
  2. Hooke's atom
  3. Hooke's atoms
  4. Hooke's gearing
  5. Hooke's law
  6. Hookean
  7. hookear sculpin
  8. hookear sculpins
  9. hookeared
  10. hookeared sculpin
  11. hookeared sculpins

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