microstretch
microstretch noun: microscopic stretch (of a microelement of a solid).
Noun
microstretch (plural microstretches)
- microscopic stretch (of a microelement of a solid)
- We investigate linear theories of incompatible micromorphic elasticity, incompatible microstretch elasticity, incompatible micropolar elasticity and the incompatible dilatation theory of elasticity (elasticity with voids).3853-3870 (2007), Markus Lazar, Gerard A. Maugin, “On microcontinuum field theories: the Eshelby stress tensor and incompatibility conditions”, in Philosophical Magazine, volumes 3853-3870, pages...
Verb
microstretch (third-person singular simple present microstretches, present participle microstretching, simple past and past participle microstretched)
- To stretch microscopically.
Forms of microstretch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | microstretches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | microstretches |
| present participle | microstretching |
| past participle | microstretched |
| past | microstretched |
Origin of microstretch
From micro- + stretch.
Questions about microstretch
- What does microstretch mean?
- Microstretch means microscopic stretch (of a microelement of a solid).
- What part of speech is microstretch?
- Microstretch can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of microstretch?
- The plural of microstretch is microstretches.
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