Wöhler's law

noun

Wöh·​ler's law

ˈvə̄lə(r)z-

: a law of strength of materials: the breaking strength of a material decreases with repetition of the strain and with the range of the strain variations

Word History

Etymology

after Friedrich Wöhler †1882 German chemist

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