Alternative form of multistrain

(physics) The relative elongation of a material when subjected to tension.

(chemistry) In medium-sized ring compounds, the strain due to repulsive interactions between substituents attached to non-adjacent ring atoms.

plural of strain gauge

A device that measures the strain in a structural element by measuring changes in electrical resistance of a sensor attached to the element under investigation.

(physics) The potential energy stored in a body due to elastic deformation

plural of straining beam

(engineering) 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.

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

(architecture) A short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters and keep them from slipping.