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- DictionaryStrain en·er·gy/strān ˈenərjē/
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- 1. energy stored in an elastic body under loading: "ligaments and tendons are elastic structures that can store strain energy, like a spring"
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Elastic potential energy gained by a material under tensile stress
In physics, the elastic potential energy gained by a wire during elongation with a tensile (stretching) or compressive (contractile) force is called strain energy. For linearly elastic materials, strain energy is: Wikipedia