EGAVE

elastic

About 10.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
    The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
  2. adjective Made of elastic.
    elastic band
  3. adjective Of clothing, elasticated.
  4. adjective Sensitive to changes in price.
    Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
  5. adjective springy; bouncy; vivacious
  6. adjective Pervasive, all-encompassing.
  7. adjective Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
    elastic spirits; an elastic constitution
  8. noun An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
    running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt

Similar words

springy resilient malleable fictile moldable rubbery springlike rubberlike rubber band viscoelastic

Often followed by

and limit modulus properties scattering constants fibers tissue deformation

Word family

elastically elastics

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