Wiktionary
engineering stress
alt. (context engineering English) In a tensile test; the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio). n. (context engineering English) In a tensile test; the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).