ferroelasticity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material

Word forms

ferroelasticity

Etymology

From ferro- + elasticity.

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