Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poisson effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: pois-son -ef-fect
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of a material to deform in the directions perpendicular to that of an applied force. The effect is quantified by a material's Poisson's ratio.

Etymology

Named after French mathematician, mechanician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson.

Inflected Forms

Poisson effects (plural)

Questions

What does poisson effect mean?: The tendency of a material to deform in the directions perpendicular to that of an applied force. The effect is quantified by a material's Poisson's ratio.
Where does poisson effect come from?: Named after French mathematician, mechanician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson.

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