Stress

Description

A quantity that indicates the amount of force per unit area. A stress often produces a strain, or dimensional change, in a material. The Standard International (SI) units for stress are N/m2.

Synonyms and Related Terms

effort (Fr.); tensão (Port.)

Sources Checked for Data in Record

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