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Poisson effect
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Etymology
Named after French mathematician, mechanician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson.
Noun
Poisson effect (plural Poisson effects)
- (materials science) The tendency of a material to deform in the directions perpendicular to that of an applied force. The effect is quantified by a material's Poisson's ratio.
Further reading
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