Definition

<ol><li>The behavior of a gage in responding to surface strains which are perpendicular to the primary sensing axis of the gage.</li><li>The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the unit change of resistance of a strain gage mounted perpendicular to a uniaxial strain field (transverse gage) to the unit resistance change of a similar gage mounted parallel to the same strain field (longitudinal gage).</li></ol>