coefficient of expansion
Definition of coefficient of expansion
: the ratio of the increase of length, area, or volume of a body per degree rise in temperature to its length, area, or volume, respectively, at some specified temperature, commonly 0° C, the pressure being kept constant
— called also expansivity
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