Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechanical stress

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: me-chan-i-cal stress
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.

Example Sentences

"The relation between mechanical stress, deformation, and the rate of change of deformation can be quite complicated, although a linear approximation may be adequate in practice if the quantities are small enough."

Questions

What does mechanical stress mean?: elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.

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