the principle that the stress imposed on a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced, within the elastic limit
Word origin
C18: named after Robert Hooke
Hooke's law in American English
noun
Physics
the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strainproduced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance
Word origin
[1850–55; named after R. hooke who formulated it]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cloakroom, ethos, muggins, proletariat, runoff