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elastic definition
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Grep of noun elastic elastic elastic band elastic bandage elastic device elastic energy elastic modulus elastic potential energy elastic tissue elasticity elasticity of shear gum elastic Overview of noun elastic The noun elastic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. rubber band, elastic band, elastic -- (a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together) 2. elastic -- (an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material) Overview of adj elastic The adj elastic has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) elastic -- (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk") 2. (5) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract") Antonyms of adj elastic 2 senses of elastic Sense 1 elastic (vs. inelastic) inelastic (vs. elastic) => dead => springless => nonresilient Sense 2 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant INDIRECT (VIA adaptable) -> unadaptable Similarity of adj elastic 2 senses of elastic Sense 1 elastic (vs. inelastic) => bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy => ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile => elasticized, elasticised => expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile => fictile, moldable, plastic => flexible => rubbery, rubberlike => springlike => stretch => stretchable, stretchy => viscoelastic => chewy Also See-> flexible#2, flexile#1 Sense 2 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant => adaptable (vs. unadaptable) Attributes of adj elastic Familiarity of adj elastic elastic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj elastic elastic elasticised elasticized inelastic viscoelastic Overview of noun elastic The noun elastic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. rubber band, elastic band, elastic -- (a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together) 2. elastic -- (an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material) Overview of adj elastic The adj elastic has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) elastic -- (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk") 2. (5) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract")
elastic definition
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