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- DictionaryHooke's law/ˈho͝oks ˌlô/
noun
- 1. a law stating that the strain in a solid is proportional to the applied stress within the elastic limit of that solid.
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- Hooke's law
Empirical physical law of mechanics that the force on a spring is proportional to its displacement
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