coefficient of linear thermal expansion, coefficient of linear expansion, linear expansion coefficient, linear thermal expansion coefficient, CLTE, linear CTE
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)
