ELASTIC


Meaning of ELASTIC in English

[ 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'.

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