"engineering stress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: engineering stresses [plural]
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  1. (engineering) In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio). Wikipedia link: engineering stress Categories (topical): Engineering Synonyms: nominal stress Related terms: stress, true stress
    Sense id: en-engineering_stress-en-noun-1QpxtLrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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