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bulk modulus
noun
Physics.
- a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a pressure that acts to change the volume of the substance and the fractional change in volume produced.
bulk modulus
noun
- a coefficient of elasticity of a substance equal to minus the ratio of the applied stress ( p ) to the resulting fractional change in volume (d V/V ) in a specified reference state (d V/V is the bulk strain ) K
bulk modulus
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- See under modulus of elasticity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bulk modulus1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
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The modulus is obtained by dividing the stress by the strain; if this is done with the above example, the ratio will give the bulk modulus.
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