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true strain

true strain noun: a dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

Noun

true strain (countable and uncountable, plural true strains)

  1. A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

Forms of true strain

pluraltrue strains

Questions about true strain

What does true strain mean?
True strain means a dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.
What part of speech is true strain?
True strain is a noun.
What is the plural of true strain?
The plural of true strain is true strains.

Words near true strain in the dictionary

  1. true soles
  2. true sparrow
  3. true sparrows
  4. true spider
  5. true spiders
  6. true strain
  7. true strains
  8. true stress
  9. true stresses
  10. true stripes
  11. true tanager

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