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Meaning of engineering stress | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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