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ɪˈlastɪk/
adj.
- able to resume normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or squeezed.
- flexible and adaptable:
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the definition is elastic.
▸Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income.
- Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
n.
cord, tape, or fabric which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
Derivative
- elastically adv.
- elasticity
/ɛlaˈstɪsɪti, iː-, ɪ-/
n. - elasticize
or elasticise v.
Etymology
C17: from mod. L. elasticus, from Gk elastikos ‘propulsive’.
