Hooke's law

English

Etymology

From the name of Robert Hooke, English physicist.

Proper noun

Hooke 's law

(physics) the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit.

Translations

principle that stress applied to a solid is proportional to strain produced

Chinese:
Mandarin: 胡克定律 (zh) (húkè dìnglǜ), 虎克定律 (hǔkè dìnglǜ)
Finnish: Hooken laki
French: loi de Hooke f
German: Hookesches Gesetz n
Italian: legge di Hooke f
Russian: зако́н Гука n (zakón Guka)
Spanish: ley de Hooke f

See also

Young's modulus

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