单词 | non-elasticity |
释义 | non-elasticityn. Lack of elasticity (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > inelasticity non-elasticity1739 inelasticity1828 1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 p. iv The non-elasticity of the nerves has not been so much as once named by any Author. 1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 352 Not only the motion lost by the friction of the ratchets is to be deducted, because it had the effect of real non-elasticity. 1848 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) II. ii. ii. 156 The non-elasticity of the flower-stalk. 1864 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 27 430 From its non-elasticity, we must argue that the burden is as great as the country can possible bear. 1912 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 75 493 The comparative non-elasticity of the revenue so derived in recent years. 1996 Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 14 Oct. (Lifestyles section) 1 c The sunken eyes, the nonelasticity of his skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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