true strain

noun

A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

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Meanings

nountrue strain (countable and uncountable, plural true strains)

plural true strains

  1. countableuncountableengineeringA dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.
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