POISSON'S RATIO


Meaning of POISSON'S RATIO in English

Physics.

the ratio, in an elastic body under longitudinal stress, of the transverse strain to the longitudinal strain.

Also, Poisson ratio .

[ 1925-30; see POISSON DISTRIBUTION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .