engineering stress

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|engineering}} In a [[tensile test]], the ratio of the applied [[force]] to the initial [[cross-section]]al area of the [[tensile specimen]] (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from [[Poisson's ratio]]).

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