photoelasticity

photoelasticity
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + elasticity
: the property exhibited by transparent isotropic solids of becoming doubly refracting when subjected to either tensile or compressive stress making possible a detailed study of the stress distribution from the patterns observed when the solid is examined in a polariscope

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photoelastic /foh'toh i las"tik/, adj.
/foh'toh i la stis"i tee, -ee'la stis"-/, n. Physics.
the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
[1910-15; PHOTO- + ELASTICITY]

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photoelasticˈity noun
The property of certain solids of exhibiting optical changes due to compression or other stresses
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