Hooke's
Force proportional displacement
Hooke's appears almost exclusively in Hooke's law, the physics principle stating that the force needed to extend or compress a spring is proportional to the distance stretched.
Named for 17th-century English scientist Robert Hooke, it's fundamental to understanding elasticity and mechanical systems.
Recoiling metal spiral
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
constant · deformation · stiffness · tension · compression · restoring force · linear · displacement
Basic biological units
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- observationsNoted perceptions
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
biological · specimens · flea · louse · drawings · illustrations · Royal Society · optics
Classic male name
- polymathMulti-domain expert
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- gravitationMutual pull between masses
Wren · Halley · architecture · curator · experiments · seventeenth-century · English · chronometer
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
strain · constant · deformation · stiffness · tension · compression · restoring force · linear · displacement · extension
cells
Basic biological units
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- observationsNoted perceptions
magnification · biological · specimens · flea · louse · drawings · illustrations · Royal Society · optics · lenses
Robert
Classic male name
gravitation · Wren · Halley · architecture · curator · experiments · seventeenth-century · English · chronometer · barometer
Hooke'splastic deformation
Lasting material distortion under stress
plasticity · inelastic · plastic · yield · viscoelastic
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