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剛性率 (gouseiritsu) Japanese meaning: shear modulus | Kotomora

剛ごう性せい率りつ

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つ

Meanings

1

shear modulus; modulus of rigidity

Technical term in physics and materials science for the ratio of shear stress to shear strain.

剛ごう性せい率りつは材ざい料りょうのせん断だん変へん形けいに

対たい

する

抵てい

抗こう

を

示しめ

す

。

The shear modulus indicates a material's resistance to shear deformation.

この合ごう金きんの剛ごう性せい率りつは鋼はがねより低ひくい。

The shear modulus of this alloy is lower than that of steel.

Kanji

剛sturdy, strength
性sex, gender, nature
率ratio, rate, proportion

Related words

ヤング率りつ
Young's modulus measures tensile stiffness, while 剛性率 measures shear stiffness.
弾だん性せい率りつ
Elastic modulus is a general term; 剛性率 is specifically the shear modulus.

Built from

剛ごう性せい+率りつ

Etymology

Compound of 剛性 (rigidity) and 率 (rate, modulus). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.