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Poisson's ratio
noun Physics.
the ratio, in an elastic body under longitudinal stress, of the transverse strain to the longitudinal strain.
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Poisson's ratio
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| Poisson's ratio | |
| —n | |
| μ, ν 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 | |
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