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Definition of Coefficient of elasticity
1. Noun. (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Modulus
Specialized synonyms: Bulk Modulus, Modulus Of Rigidity, Young's Modulus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coefficient Of Elasticity
Literary usage of Coefficient of elasticity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering by William Hubert Burr (1915)
"(i) of the preceding article is called the coefficient of elasticity, or, ...
The coefficient of elasticity varies both with the kind of material and kind ..."
2. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1903)
"This Society is not responsible, as a body, for the facts and opinions in any of
its publications. NOTE ON THE coefficient of elasticity OF CONCRETE AND ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1887)
"The definition of the coefficient of elasticity, given by Professor Baker on p.
... It reads, " The coefficient of elasticity may be denned as the force ..."
4. The Strains in Framed Structures, with Numerous Practical Applications to by Augustus Jay Du Bois (1883)
"coefficient of elasticity.—If a weight P acts upon a piece whose area of cross
section is A, and elongates or compresses it by a small amount, A, ..."
5. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"The magnitude of the elasticity of a given substance is measured by the coefficient
of elasticity, or, better, the coefficient of restitution. ..."
6. A Treatise on the Resistance of Materials: And an Appendix on the by De Volson Wood (1875)
"... obtained by dividing the force which produces the displacement by the amount
of compression or extension is called the coefficient of elasticity. ..."
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