Hooke's law

English

Etymology

From the name of Robert Hooke, English physicist.

Proper noun

Hooke's law

1. (physics) the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit.

Translations

principle that stress applied to a solid is proportional to strain produced

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胡克定律 (zh) (húkè dìnglǜ), 虎克定律 (hǔkè dìnglǜ)

• Finnish: Hooken laki
• French: loi de Hooke f
• German: Hookesches Gesetz n
• Italian: legge di Hooke f
• Russian: зако́н Гука n (zakón Guka)
• Spanish: ley de Hooke f

See also

• Young's modulus