Mullins effect

noun

A particular aspect of the mechanical response in filled rubbers, in which the stress-strain curve depends on the maximum loading previously encountered.

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Meanings

nounMullins effect (plural Mullins effects)

plural Mullins effects

  1. A particular aspect of the mechanical response in filled rubbers, in which the stress-strain curve depends on the maximum loading previously encountered.

Origin

Named after rubber scientist Leonard Mullins.

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Mullins effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mullins%20effect

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