单词 | elasticity |
释义 | elasticity /i la stis"i tee, ee'la stis"-/, n. 1. the state or quality of being elastic. 2. flexibility; resilience; adaptability: a statement with a great elasticity of meaning. 3. buoyancy; ability to resist or overcome depression. 4. Physics. the property of a substance that enables it to change its length, volume, or shape in direct response to a force effecting such a change and to recover its original form upon the removal of the force. [1655-65; ELASTIC + -ITY] |
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