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axial strain

American  

noun

  1. Mechanics, Physics. lengthwise deformation of a body or structure as a result of an applied force, measured as the ratio between the body's change in length and its original length.

axial strain Scientific  
/ ăk′sē-əl /

  1. See under strain

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