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noun
A strain expressed in terms of parts per million.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The root mean square of the variations in the lattice parameters across the individual crystallites, usually across microscopic distances, <ε2>^(1/2). By definition, it cannot be negative. In contrast, macrostrain refers to the overall change in the lattice parameters caused by a composition change or temperature change or pressure change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: materials science
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History
From micro- + strain.
