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Hooke's law
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English
Etymology
From the name of Robert Hooke, English physicist.
Proper noun
en physics the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit.
Translations
principle that stress applied to a solid is proportional to strain produced
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 胡克定律 húkè dìnglǜ, cmn 虎克定律 hǔkè dìnglǜ
Finnish: fi Hooken laki
French: fr loi de Hooke f
German: de Hookesches Gesetz n
Italian: it legge di Hooke f
Russian: ru зако́н Гука n
Spanish: es ley de Hooke f
See also
en Young's modulus
en eponyms