hooke's law

1. (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced (synset 105887610)
   referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
   is a type of: law, law of nature - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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