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peridynamics

peridynamics noun: a form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures.

Noun

peridynamics (uncountable)

  1. A form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures
    • This paper provides the detailed proof of the convergence of the two-grid method for the nonlocal model of peridynamics.2016, Minghua Chen, Weihua Deng, “Convergence proof for the multigrid method of the nonlocal model”, in arXiv

Origin of peridynamics

From peri- + dynamics.

Questions about peridynamics

What does peridynamics mean?
Peridynamics means a form of mechanics concerned with discontinuities and fractures.
What part of speech is peridynamics?
Peridynamics is a noun.

Words near peridynamics in the dictionary

  1. periductular
  2. periduodenal
  3. periduodenitis
  4. peridural
  5. peridynamic
  6. peridynamics
  7. perieccrine
  8. periecian
  9. periecians
  10. periegeses
  11. periegesis

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