Poisson's ratio
or Poisson ratio
nounPhysics.
the ratio, in an elastic body under longitudinal stress, of the transverse strain to the longitudinal strain.
Origin of Poisson's ratio
1First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at Poisson distribution
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British Dictionary definitions for Poisson's ratio
Poisson's ratio
noun
a measure of the elastic properties of a material expressed as the ratio of the fractional contraction in breadth to the fractional increase in length when the material is stretched: Symbol: μ, ν
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