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Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.
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Bungee
is always a great word to know.
So is shear modulus. Does it mean:
| coefficients expressing ratio of stress applied to body to resulting strain in the body |
| coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain |
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Word Origin & History
bungee
1930, "elastic rope;" used in late 19c. British schoolboy slang for "rubber eraser;" probably from notions of bouncy and spongy; first record of bungee jumping is from 1979.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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