equivoˈluminal, a. Physics.
[See equi-.]
Having an equal unchanging volume (see quot.).
| 1899 Kelvin in Phil. Mag. XLVII. 480 On the Application of Force within a Limited Space, required to produce Spherical Solitary Waves, or Trains of Periodic Waves, of both Species, Equivoluminal and Irrotational, in an Elastic Solid. Note, By ‘equivoluminal’ I mean every part of the solid keeping its volume unchanged during the motion. |