Coefficient of Restitution

Term referring to volume elasticity; measure of the force with which a body after compre ion tends to return to its original volume. The reciprocal of compre ibility, and equals P. in which V is the initial Vp, volume of a body, p the increase of pre ure which produces a decrease of volume v. The internal reaction produced in an elastic body by compre ion or distortion is called the "restitution pre ure."