Definition of Hooke's law
: a statement in physics: the stress within an elastic solid is proportional to the strain responsible for it
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Origin and Etymology of hooke's law
Robert Hooke
First Known Use: 1853
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Hooke's law
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: a statement in physics: the stress within an elastic solid up to the elastic limit is proportional to the strain responsible for it
Biographical Note for hooke's law
Hooke
, Robert
(1635–1703), British physicist. Hooke was an outstanding scientist who did research in a great number of diverse areas. In 1660 he discovered the law which now bears his name. This law laid the basis for studies of stress and strain in elastic solids.
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