释义 |
inelasticate, v.|ɪnɪˈlæstɪkeɪt| [f. inelastic a. + -ate3.] trans. To render inelastic.
1875Ure's Dict. Arts I. 701 These threads must be deprived of their elasticity before they can be made subservient to..textile manufacture. Each thread [of caoutchouc] is inelasticated individually in the act of reeling, by the tenter boy or girl pressing it between the moist thumb and finger..Thread thus inelasticated has a specific gravity of 0·948732. |