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1. (adj.) elastic
capable of returning to its original length or shape after being stretched.
2. elastic
spontaneously expansive, as gases.
3. elastic
flexible; adaptable:
elastic rules.
4. elastic
bouncy or springy:
an elastic step.
5. elastic
resilient; buoyant.
6. (n.) elastic
fabric or material made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
7. elastic
something made from this material, as a garter.
Etymology: (1645–55; < NL elasticus expanding spontaneously < Gk elast(ós) (late var. of elatós ductile, beaten (of metal))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rubber band, elastic band, elastic
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
2. (adj) elastic
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
3. (adj) elastic
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
"an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
4. (adj) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
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1. (adjective) elastic
able to stretch
a material that is designed to be elastic
2. (noun) elastic
a stretchy type of rubber
elastic in the waist
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) elastic
springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic
2. (adj) elastic
able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution
3. (noun) elastic
an elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber
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Sense: (of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape
an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.
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 Afrikaans: gomlastiek |
 Arabic: مَرِن، مُتَمَغِّط |
 Bulgarian: еластичен |
 Brazilian: elástico |
 Czech: pružný |
 German: elastisch |
 Danish: elastisk |
 Greek: ελαστικός |
 Spanish: elástico |
 Estonian: elastne |
 Farsi: کشسان؛ ارتجاعی |
 Finnish: joustava |
 French: élastique |
 Hebrew: גָמִיש |
 Hindi: लचीला |
 Croatian: elastičan |
 Hungarian: ruganyos, rugalmas |
 Indonesian: lentur |
 Icelandic: teygjanlegur |
 Italian: elastico |
 Japanese: 弾力のある |
 Korean: 탄력이 있는 |
 Lithuanian: elastinis, elastingas |
 Latvian: elastīgs |
 Malay: anjal |
 Dutch: elastisch |
 Norwegian: elastisk, tøyelig, spenst |
 Polish: elastyczny |
 Persian: کشسان؛ ارتجاعی |
 Pashto: ارتجاعى، فنر ډوله، دشرايط |
 Portuguese: elástico |
 Romanian: elastic |
 Russian: эластичный |
 Slovak: pružný |
 Slovenian: prožen |
 Serbian: elastičan |
 Swedish: elastisk |
 Thai: ซึ่งยืดหยุ่น |
 Turkish: esnek, elastikî |
 Taiwanese: 彈性的 |
 Ukrainian: еластичний |
 Urdu: لچک دار |
 Vietnamese: đàn hồi |
 Chinese: 弹性的 |
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