natural philosophy, physical science, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

modulus - (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance

bulk modulus - the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume

modulus of rigidity - the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force

Young's modulus - a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire