inelastic

[ in-i-las-tik ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈlæs tɪk /

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adjective

not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.

Economics. relatively unresponsive to changes, as demand when it fails to increase in proportion to a decrease in price.Compare elastic (def. 6).

Origin of inelastic

First recorded in 1740–50; in-³ + elastic

SYNONYMS FOR inelastic

1 inflexible; rigid, uncompromising.

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in·e·las·tic·i·ty

[in-i-la-stis-i-tee], /ˌɪn ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby inelastic

inefficacy, inefficiency, inefficient, in effigy, inegalitarian, inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand, inelastic scattering, inelastic supply, inelegance

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Example sentences from the Web for inelastic

The difficulty is assuming that a lung transplant is "inelastic".
Why Do We Want Prices in Health Care?|Megan McArdle|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The inelastic character of the newspaper is a hampering factor—so many columns must be filled, news or no news.
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs
It was inelastic, incompetent to adapt itself to changing circumstances.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Presently they heard her toiling up the stairs with the slow, inelastic tread of infancy and old age.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories|Margaret Collier Graham

A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
Tariff Reform is not one-ideaed, rigid, inelastic, as our existing system is.
Constructive Imperialism|Viscount Milner

British Dictionary definitions for inelastic

inelastic

/ (ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk) /

adjective

not elastic; not resilient

physics (of collisions) involving an overall decrease in translational kinetic energy

Derived forms of inelastic

inelastically, adverbinelasticity (ˌɪnɪlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun

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单词	inelastic
释义	inelastic [ in-i-las-tik ] / ˌɪn ɪˈlæs tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inelastic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding. Economics. relatively unresponsive to changes, as demand when it fails to increase in proportion to a decrease in price.Compare elastic (def. 6). Origin of inelastic First recorded in 1740–50; in-³ + elastic SYNONYMS FOR inelastic 1 inflexible; rigid, uncompromising. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inelastic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM inelastic in·e·las·tic·i·ty [in-i-la-stis-i-tee], /ˌɪn ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby inelastic inefficacy, inefficiency, inefficient, in effigy, inegalitarian, inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand, inelastic scattering, inelastic supply, inelegance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inelastic The difficulty is assuming that a lung transplant is "inelastic". Why Do We Want Prices in Health Care?\|Megan McArdle\|February 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The inelastic character of the newspaper is a hampering factor—so many columns must be filled, news or no news. The Last Harvest\|John Burroughs It was inelastic, incompetent to adapt itself to changing circumstances. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century\|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton Presently they heard her toiling up the stairs with the slow, inelastic tread of infancy and old age. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories\|Margaret Collier Graham A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. The Devil's Dictionary\|Ambrose Bierce Tariff Reform is not one-ideaed, rigid, inelastic, as our existing system is. Constructive Imperialism\|Viscount Milner British Dictionary definitions for inelastic inelastic / (ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk) / adjective not elastic; not resilient physics (of collisions) involving an overall decrease in translational kinetic energy Derived forms of inelastic inelastically, adverbinelasticity (ˌɪnɪlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inelastic inflexible, rigid, stable, stiff, unbending, unyielding, inductile, inextensible, unadaptable
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inelastic

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for inelastic

adjective

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