NOUN
- the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
How To Use coefficient of expansion In A Sentence
- Water has a low coefficient of expansion (thermal expansivity). Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
- The two metals have a different coefficient of expansion, and while the feet fitted the tribrach at ordinary temperatures, they were quite loose at temperatures in the region of 20 degrees Fahr. below zero. South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917
- The comparatively high thermal expansivity of aluminium leads to looseness unless the steel has a similar coefficient of expansion.
