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COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
Synonyms:
coefficient of expansion; expansivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("coefficient of expansion" is a kind of...):
coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)
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