Poisson's ratio

English

Etymology

Named after French mathematician, mechanician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson.

Noun

Poisson's ratio (plural Poisson's ratios)

1. Of a material in tension or compression, the ratio of the strain in the direction of the applied load to the strain normal to the load, abbreviated ν (nu).

Translations

ratio

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泊松比 (Bósōngbǐ)

• Finnish: Poissonin suhde
• French: coefficient de Poisson m
• Italian: modulo di Poisson (it) m

Further reading

• Poisson's ratio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia