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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•las•tic /ɪˈlæstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of returning to its original length or shape after being stretched:elastic stockings.
- flexible; adaptable: elastic rules.
- bouncy or springy: an elastic step.
n. - Textiles[uncountable] fabric or material that is made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- [countable] rubber band.
e•las•tic•i•ty /ɪlæsˈtɪsɪti, ˌilæs-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•las•tic (i las′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded:an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- spontaneously expansive, as gases.
- flexible;
accommodating;
adaptable;
tolerant:elastic rules and regulations. - springing back or rebounding;
springy:He walks with an elastic step. - readily recovering from depression or exhaustion;
buoyant:an elastic temperament. - Business[Econ.]relatively responsive to change, as to a proportionate increase in demand as the result of a decrease in price. Cf. inelastic (def. 2).
- Physicsof, pertaining to, or noting a body having the property of elasticity.
n. - Textileswebbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- something made from this material, as a garter.
- See rubber band.
- Neo-Latin elasticus expanding spontaneously, equivalent. to Greek elast(ós) (late variant of elatós ductile, beaten (of metal), derivative of elaúnein, elân beat out, forge) + -icus -ic
- 1645–55
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resilient, pliant.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rigid, inflexible, intolerant, unyielding.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elastic /ɪˈlæstɪk/ adj - (of a body or material) capable of returning to its original shape after compression, expansion, stretching, or other deformation
- capable of adapting to change: an elastic schedule
- quick to recover from fatigue, dejection, etc; buoyant
- springy or resilient
- made of elastic
n - tape, cord, or fabric containing interwoven strands of flexible rubber or similar substance allowing it to stretch and return to its original shape
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin elasticus impulsive, from Greek elastikos, from elaunein to beat, drive |