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residual stress
noun
, Metallurgy.
- a stress in a metal, on a microscopic scale and resulting from nonuniform thermal changes, plastic deformation, or other causes aside from temporary external forces or applications of heat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of residual stress1
First recorded in 1930–35
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