plural of strain gauge

A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation.

(physics) The potential energy stored in a body due to elastic deformation

(physics) The relative elongation of a material when subjected to tension.

The sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure

Alternative spelling of eyestrain

plural of transannular strain

Alternative form of multistrain

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the of the ratio of the object's deformed length to the its initial length, along some axis.