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photoelastic

photoelastic adjective: exhibiting birefringence when stressed.

Adjective

photoelastic (comparative more photoelastic, superlative most photoelastic)

  1. exhibiting birefringence when stressed
  2. of, or relating to photoelasticity

Forms of photoelastic

comparativemore photoelastic
superlativemost photoelastic

Origin of photoelastic

From photo- + elastic.

Questions about photoelastic

What does photoelastic mean?
Photoelastic means exhibiting birefringence when stressed.
What part of speech is photoelastic?
Photoelastic is an adjective.

Words near photoelastic in the dictionary

  1. photoed
  2. photoeffect
  3. photoeffects
  4. photoefficiencies
  5. photoefficiency
  6. photoelastic
  7. photoelasticities
  8. photoelasticity
  9. photoelastography
  10. photoelectret
  11. photoelectrets

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