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poisson's ratio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
pois-son's ra-tio
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of a material in tension or compression, the ratio of the strain in the direction of the applied load to the strain normal to the load, abbreviated ν (nu).

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Poisson's ratios (plural)

Questions

What does poisson's ratio mean?
Of a material in tension or compression, the ratio of the strain in the direction of the applied load to the strain normal to the load, abbreviated ν (nu).
Where does poisson's ratio come from?
Named after French mathematician, mechanician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson.

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