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thermal expansion

Expansion that is due to a rise in temperature. It can be expressed in terms of linear, area, or volume expansion.

The coefficient of linear expansion α is the fractional increase in length per degree temperature rise; area, or superficial, expansion β is the fractional increase in area per degree; and volume, or cubic, expansion γ is the fractional increase in volume per degree. To a close approximation, β = 2α and γ = 3α.

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