anelasticity

[ an-i-la-stis-i-tee, an-ee-la-stis- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the property of a solid in which deformation depends on the time rate of change of stress as well as on the stress itself.

Other Words From

• an·e·las·tic [an-i-, las, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anelasticity¹

an- ¹ + elasticity

Example Sentences

One is that the technical details of one or more of the experiments were not fully understood, which could have led either to a systematic shift in the reported values of G or to uncertainties that were not included in the reported uncertainties of G. An example of the former is the effect of a fibre property, called anelasticity, that could bias the TOS method — an effect that was first pointed out7 in 1995.

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The authors speculate that fibre anelasticity might be responsible, but they do not give a definitive explanation.

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Wahr, J. & Bergen, Z. The effects of mantle anelasticity on nutations, Earth tides, and tidal variations in rotation rate.

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Brodholt, J. P., Helffrich, G. & Trampert, J. Chemical versus thermal heterogeneity in the lower mantle: the most likely role of anelasticity.

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Karato, S. Importance of anelasticity in the interpretation of seismic tomography.

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