| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,778,279,839 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Hooke's law |
Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.13 sec. |
|
Hooke's law: see elasticity elasticity, the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence or stress and to return to its original size and shape when the stress is removed. All solids are elastic for small enough deformations or strains, but if the stress exceeds a certain amount known as ..... Click the link for more information. . Hooke's law [′hu̇ks ‚lȯ] (mechanics) The law that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Key statement: This process realizes a smooth optimal tire contour that reduces rolling resistance coefficient while increasing the lateral spring constant of the tire for good drivability. Assuming the spring response is linear, displacements can then be determined with uncertainties related to uncertainties in the force calibration and the spring constant. Gently stretching a DNA molecule in solution reveals that for small extensions, it behaves much as an ordinary metal spring does and has a characteristic stiffness, or spring constant. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|