noun
- plural of modulus; quantities that express the degree to which a substance possesses a particular property
Usage: mathematics; physics; engineering
Examples
- The engineer calculated the elastic moduli for different materials.
- Young’s modulus and shear modulus are important moduli in materials science.
- The moduli of the composite materials varied significantly under stress.
- Students learned to compute various moduli in their physics lab.
- The research compared the moduli of steel and aluminum alloys.
- Different moduli are used to describe material properties in engineering.