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Noun: mechanical stress
  1. (physics) elastic stress (any deformation of a solid material) and viscous stress (the gradual changing of the deformation) combined.
    "The relation between mechanical stress, deformation, and the rate of change of deformation can be quite complicated, although a linear approximation may be adequate in practice if the quantities are small enough."

Derived forms: mechanical stresses

Type of: stress

Encyclopedia: Mechanical stress

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