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unit strain

    0.01 sec.
unit strain [′yü·nət ′strān]
(mechanics)
For tensile strain, the elongation per unit length.
For compressive strain, the shortening per unit length.
For shear strain, the change in angle between two lines originally perpendicular to each other.


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