spring constant

English

Noun

spring constant (plural spring constants)

(physics) A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.

Usage notes

Usually denoted with the letter "k" in formulae, as in the formula F = k·x, where "F" is the force applied and "x" is the displacement.

Translations

characteristic of a spring

Chinese:
Mandarin: 勁度係數／劲度系数 (zh) (jìndù xìshù)
Dutch: veerconstante
Finnish: jousivakio
French: constante de raideur f, constante de rappel f
German: Federkonstante f
Italian: costante elastica f
Japanese: ばね定数 (ばねていすう, baneteisū; ばねじょうすう, banejōsū)

Anagrams

Constant Spring

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.