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what is linear expansion
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Answered by
PsyDAG
Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "<I>linear expansion</I>" to get this:
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You might want to use additional key words.
In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.
Answered by
drwls
Linear expansion is the term that describes how things get longer when their temperature increases. It is usually applied to solids.
There is a number called the "coefficient of linear thermal expansion" that be used to predict how much an objects's length changes when the temperature changes.
There is a number called the "coefficient of linear thermal expansion" that be used to predict how much an objects's length changes when the temperature changes.