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yield strain

yield strain noun: the amount of strain corresponding to the yield point; the minimum deformation required to cause a material to deform plastically (irreversibly).

Noun

yield strain (plural yield strains)

  1. (materials science) The amount of strain corresponding to the yield point; the minimum deformation required to cause a material to deform plastically (irreversibly).
    • Coordinate term: yield strength

Forms of yield strain

pluralyield strains

Questions about yield strain

What does yield strain mean?
Yield strain means the amount of strain corresponding to the yield point; the minimum deformation required to cause a material to deform plastically (irreversibly).
What part of speech is yield strain?
Yield strain is a noun.
What is the plural of yield strain?
The plural of yield strain is yield strains.

Words near yield strain in the dictionary

  1. yield lines
  2. yield point
  3. yield points
  4. yield sign
  5. yield signs
  6. yield strain
  7. yield strains
  8. yield strength
  9. yield strengths
  10. yield stress
  11. yield stresses

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