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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resilience \Re*sil"i*ence\ (r?-z?l"?-ens), Resiliency
\Re*sil"i*en*cy\ (-en-s?), n.
1. The act of resiling, springing back or rebounding; as
the resilience of a ball or of sound.
2. (Mech. & Engyn.) The mechanical work required to strain an
elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc.,
to the elastic limit; also the work performed by the body
in recovering from such strain.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
resilience
n 1: the physical property of a material that can return to its
original shape or position after deformation [syn: {resiliency}]
2: irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his
bouyancy and persistent good humor" [syn: {irrepressibility},
{buoyancy}, {resiliency}]
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