| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Elastic deformation | Mining | 1: Deformation of a substance, which disappears when the deforming forces are removed. Commonly, that type of deformation in which stress and strain are linearly related, according to Hooke's law. Cf: plastic deformation. (references) | |
| 2: A temporary stress-induced change in the shape or volume of a rock, after which the rock returns to its original shape and volume. (references) | |||
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