coefficient of linear thermal expansion, coefficient of linear expansion, linear expansion coefficient, linear thermal expansion coefficient, linear coefficient of thermal expansion, CLTE
materjali joonmõõtmete muutumist iseloomustav tegur, pikkusühiku muut temperatuuriühiku kohta (vt soojuspaisumine; vrd mahtpaisumistegur), the change in length per unit length per degree change in temperature (see: thermal expansion; compare: coefficient of volume thermal expansion)
