coefficient of restitution

noun Physics.

the ratio of the relative velocity after impact to the relative velocity before the impact of two colliding bodies, equal to 1 for an elastic collision and 0 for an inelastic collision.

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Origin of coefficient of restitution

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby coefficient of restitution

coefficient of correlation, coefficient of elasticity, coefficient of expansion, coefficient of friction, coefficient of performance, coefficient of restitution, coefficient of variation, coefficient of viscosity, coel-, coelacanth, coelanaglyphic
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