coefficient of thermal expansion

noun

The fractional change in size of a material as it is heated through one degree

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Meanings

nouncoefficient of thermal expansion (plural coefficients of thermal expansion)

plural coefficients of thermal expansion

  1. natural sciencesThe fractional change in size of a material as it is heated through one degree

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
expansion

Translations

Finnish lämpölaajenemiskerroin
  • lämpölaajenemiskerroinTranslations
German Wärmeausdehnungskoeffizient
  • WärmeausdehnungskoeffizientTranslations
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