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Meaning of Poissons ratio /~lakes/PoissonIntro.html [ HYPERLINK /~lakes/home.html Rod Lakes, University of Wisconsin] HYPERLINK /~lakes/search.html Search tool Definition of Poissons ratio Poissons ratio is the ratio of transverse contraction strain to longitudinal extension strain in the direction of stretching force. Tensile deformation is considered positive and compressive deformation is considered negative. The definition of Poissons ratio contains a minus sign so that normal materials have a positive ratio. Poissons ratio, also called Poisson ratio or the Poisson coefficient, is usua