elasticity

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.

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elasticity [ɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ ˌiːlæ-]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) the property of a body or substance that enables it to resume its original shape or size when a distorting force is removed See also elastic limit

2. the state or quality of being elastic; flexibility or buoyancy

3. (Economics) a measure of the sensitivity of demand for goods or services to changes in price or other marketing variables, such as advertising

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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.

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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

Thesaurus

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" 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 stretchability, stretchiness, stretch - the capacity for being stretched 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

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elasticity

noun

1. flexibility, suppleness, plasticity, give (informal), pliability, ductility, springiness, pliancy, stretchiness, rubberiness Daily facial exercises help to retain the skin's elasticity.

2. adaptability, accommodation, flexibility, tolerance, variability, suppleness, complaisance, adjustability, compliantness the elasticity of demand for this commodity

Translations

elasticity [ˌiːlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] N → elasticidad f (fig) → flexibilidad f

elasticity [ˌɛlæˈstɪsəti] n

[skin, muscle] → élasticité f

[demand] → élasticité f

elasticity

n → Elastizität f

elasticity [ˌiːlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] n → elasticità

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elasticity [ˌiːlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ] n → elasticità