English Explanatory Dictionary

elastic limit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The level of stress at which a solid undergoes a greater change in strain than predicted by Hooke's law; often followed by necking and breaking.

Word forms

elastic limit elastic limits
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