Meanings
nounphotoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural photoelasticities)
plural photoelasticities
- countableuncountablea technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
- Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
- New Latinelasticu
- Frenchélastique
- Englishelastic
- Englishelasticity
- Englishphotoelasticity
From photo- + elasticity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish fótaileaisteachas
- fótaileaisteachasa technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object
Italian fotoelasticità
- fotoelasticitàa technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object
Cite this entry
APA
photoelasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelasticity
MLA
“photoelasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelasticity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelasticity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelasticity.
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