Compliance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001274",
  "term": "Compliance",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The reciprocal of stiffness, representing the degree to which an object deforms under an applied force. It quantifies the flexibility or elasticity of a material or structure. In mechanical systems, high compliance indicates a greater displacement for a given load, often measured in units of meters per Newton.",
  "synonyms": [
    "compliancy"
  ],
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "compliance car"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nachgiebigkeit",
    "es": "flexibilidad",
    "fr": "compliance"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/compliance/"
}