e·las·tic·i·ty ( -l -sts -t ,  l-)n. 1. The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility. 2. Physics a. The property of returning to an initial form or state following deformation. b. The degree to which this property is exhibited. |
| elasticity (-l-sts-t) The ability of a solid to return to its original shape or form after being subject to strain. Most solid materials display elasticity, up to a load point called the elastic limit; loads higher than this limit cause permanent deformation of the material. See also Hooke's law. |
elasticity
Physics. the property of a substance that makes it possible to change its length, volume, or shape in direct response to a force and to recover its original form upon the removal of a force. — elastic, adj.
See also: Materials, Properties of
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| Noun | 1. | elasticity - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap" physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions resilience, resiliency - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit bounce, bounciness - the quality of a substance that is able to rebound give, springiness, spring - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length toughness, temper - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking elasticity of shear - the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force inelasticity - the lack of elasticity |
elasticity
noun 1. flexibility, suppleness, plasticity, give (informal) pliability, ductility, springiness, pliancy, stretchiness, rubberiness
noun 2. adaptability, accommodation, flexibility, tolerance, variability, suppleness, complaisance, adjustability, compliantness
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