Photoelasticity Definition
fōtōēlastisətē
noun
The property shown by certain transparent solids, esp. glass and plastics, of producing double refraction when put under tension or compression, thus permitting stress analysis of models of parts.
Webster's New World
A technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence.
Wiktionary
Origin of Photoelasticity
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photo- +"Ž elasticity
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