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modulus of elasticity

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modulus of elasticity (plural moduli of elasticity)

  1. (physics) A quantity that measures an object or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e. non-permanently) when a stress is applied to it, defined as the ratio of stress to strain.
    1. (if the stress and deformation are along an axis) Young's modulus

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