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photoelasticity
photoelasticity definition
photo·elas·tic·ity (fōt′ō ē′las tis′ə tē)
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
Etymology: photo- + elasticity
Related Forms:
- photoelastic pho′to·elas′·tic (-ē las′tik) adjective
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