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1. (n.) elasticity
the state or quality of being elastic.
2. elasticity
flexibility; adaptability:
elasticity of meaning.
3. elasticity
buoyancy; ability to overcome depression.
4. elasticity
the property of a substance that enables it to change its length, volume, or shape in direct response to a force effecting such a change and to recover its original form upon the removal of the force.
Etymology: (1655–65)
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| Definition of 'elasticity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) elasticity, snap
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
"the waistband had lost its snap"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) elasticity
the quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air
2. (noun) elasticity
power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. elasticity
Resistance and recovery from distortion of shape.
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Sense: a type of cord containing strands of rubber
Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.
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 Afrikaans: rekbaarheid, veerkrag |
 Arabic: مُرونَه، لُدونَه |
 Bulgarian: еластичност |
 Brazilian: elasticidade |
 Czech: pružnost |
 German: die Elastizität |
 Danish: elasticitet; smidighed; f |
 Greek: ελαστικότητα |
 Spanish: elasticidad, flexibilidad |
 Estonian: elastsus |
 Farsi: کشسانی؛ انعطاف پذیری |
 Finnish: elastisuus |
 French: élasticité |
 Hebrew: גְמִישוּת |
 Hindi: मूल्य सापेक्षता |
 Croatian: elastičnost |
 Hungarian: rugalmasság |
 Indonesian: kelenturan |
 Icelandic: teygja, teygjanleiki |
 Italian: elasticità |
 Japanese: 伸縮性 |
 Korean: 탄력성 |
 Lithuanian: tamprumas, elastingumas |
 Latvian: elastība; elastīgums |
 Malay: keanjalan |
 Dutch: elasticiteit |
 Norwegian: tøyelighet, smidighet, el |
 Polish: elastyczność |
 Persian: کشسانی؛ انعطاف پذیری |
 Pashto: ارتجاعيت، دڅكېدو او سره و |
 Portuguese: elasticidade |
 Romanian: elasticitate |
 Russian: эластичность |
 Slovak: pružnosť |
 Slovenian: prožnost |
 Serbian: elastičnost |
 Swedish: elasticitet |
 Thai: ความยืดหยุ่น |
 Turkish: esneklik |
 Taiwanese: 彈性，靈活性 |
 Ukrainian: еластичність; гнучкість |
 Urdu: لچک |
 Vietnamese: tính đàn hồi |
 Chinese: 弹性，灵活性 |
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