Hooke's law

/hʊks/
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Definitions of Hooke's law
  1. noun
    (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
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    type of:
    law, law of nature
    a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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