Meanings
nounYoung's modulus (plural Young's moduli)
plural Young's moduli
- natural sciencesThe coefficient of elasticity of a solid; the rate of change of stress with strain.
Synonyms: modulus of elasticity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe coefficient of elasticity of a solid; the rate of change of stress with strain.
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Origin
For Thomas Young, English scientist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 楊氏模量 /杨氏模量
- 楊氏模量 /杨氏模量 (Yángshì móliàng)coefficient of elasticity of a solid
Dutch elasticiteitsmodulus
- elasticiteitsmoduluscoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Finnish kimmokerroin
- kimmokerroincoefficient of elasticity of a solid
French module de Young
- module de Youngcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
German Youngscher Modul, Elastizitätsmodul
- Youngscher Modulcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
- Elastizitätsmodulcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Hebrew מודול האלסטיות
- מודול האלסטיותcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Hungarian Young-féle modulus
- Young-féle moduluscoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Italian modulo di Young
- modulo di Youngcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Japanese ヤング率
- ヤング率 (Yangu-ritsu)coefficient of elasticity of a solid
Korean 영률
- 영률 (Yeong-ryul)coefficient of elasticity of a solid
Norwegian Youngs modul
- Youngs modulcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Polish moduł Younga
- moduł Youngacoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Portuguese módulo de Young
- módulo de Youngcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Russian мо́дуль Ю́нга
- мо́дуль Ю́нга (módulʹ Júnga)coefficient of elasticity of a solid
Slovak Youngov modul
- Youngov modulcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Spanish módulo de Young
- módulo de Youngcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Swedish elasticitetsmodul
- elasticitetsmodulcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Thai มอดุลัสของยัง
- มอดุลัสของยังcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Turkish Young katsayısı
- Young katsayısıcoefficient of elasticity of a solid
Ukrainian мо́дуль Ю́нга
- мо́дуль Ю́нга (módulʹ Júnha)coefficient of elasticity of a solid
Cite this entry
APA
Young's modulus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Young's%20modulus
MLA
“Young's modulus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Young's%20modulus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Young's modulus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Young's%20modulus.
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