photoelasticity

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ elasticity.

Noun

photoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural photoelasticities)

1. a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence

Translations

a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object

• Irish: fótaileaisteachas m
• Italian: fotoelasticità f