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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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“Hooke's law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hooke%27s%20law. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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Hooke's law
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Medical Definition of Hooke's law
: a statement in physics: the stress within an elastic solid up to the elastic limit is proportional to the strain responsible for it
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