[ ɪ'lastɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 able to resume normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or squeezed.
2》 flexible and adaptable: the definition is ~.
↘ Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income.
3》 Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
■ noun cord, tape, or fabric which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ity ɛla'stɪsɪti , i:- , ɪ- noun
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
C17: from mod. L. ~us , from Gk elastikos 'propulsive'.