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resilience
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re·sil·ience  (r-zlyns)
n.
1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns]
n
1. Also called resiliency the state or quality of being resilient
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed
3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the amount of potential energy stored in an elastic material when deformed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resilience - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
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"
2.resilience - an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact

resilience
noun
1. suppleness, give, spring, flexibility, elasticity, plasticity, pliability, springiness the texture of the skin and the resilience of the flesh
2. strength, toughness, adaptability, hardiness the resilience of human beings
Translations
resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] N (Tech) → elasticidad f (fig) → resistencia f
resilience [rɪˈzɪliəns] n
[material] → résistance f
[person] (mental)ténacité f, résistance f; (physical)résistance f
[market, economy, currency] → résistance f
resilience
n
(of material)Federn nt
(fig, of person, nature) → Unverwüstlichkeit f; (of economy)Stabilität f
resilience [rɪˈzɪlɪəns] n (see adj) → elasticità, capacità di ripresa


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