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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elasticity \E`las*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lasticit['e].] 1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. 2. Power of resistance to or recovery from depression or overwork. {Coefficient of elasticity}, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also {coefficient of resistance}. {Surface of elasticity} (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see {Pedal}); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elasticity n : the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed [ant: {inelasticity}]
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