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elastance

elastance

9.9
How easily a structure returns to its original shape after it is bent or stretched
  • noun
  • /ɪˈlæstəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elastancia
  • The engineer measured the elastance of the new material to ensure it would return to its original shape after stress.
  • tissue elastance

Examples

  • Offspring exposed to arsenic had significantly higher tissue elastance (p = 0.007) than control offspring, but influenza infection had no effect on tissue elastance (p = 0.20).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Offspring infected with influenza had significantly higher tissue elastance (p = 0.002) than did uninfected offspring, but arsenic had no effect on tissue elastance (p = 0.17).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Offspring exposed to arsenic had significantly higher tissue elastance (p = 0.007) than control offspring, but influenza infection had no effect on tissue elastance (p = 0.20).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Offspring infected with influenza had significantly higher tissue elastance (p = 0.002) than did uninfected offspring, but arsenic had no effect on tissue elastance (p = 0.17).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Researchers found that the elastance of the rubber band decreased after repeated stretching.

  • In the study, the elastance of the lung tissue was crucial in determining its ability to expand during breathing.

Synonyms

give
vselastance
  • Informal
56 7.4

The ability of a material to bend or stretch and return

covers return after any deformation rather than only slight bend or stretch
elasticity
vselastance
  • Specialized
6 4.5

Ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squashed

measures that ability as a structural property rather than material behaviour
resiliency
vselastance
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A material that goes back to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or squeezed

applies generally as a measure of return ability without mentioning limits

Compounds

elastance unit
  • Specialized
9.9

A unit used to measure how a part resists storing electric charge, defined as one divided by capacitance

electrical elastance
  • Archaic
9.9

The ability of a material to resist storing electricity

Surface Forms

elastance singular
elastances plural

Morphology

elastance = elastic (transparent) = elast + ance

The noun denotes the property related to being elastic and is directly formed from the base concept 'elastic' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ance'.

Etymology

Elastance shares its root with elastic, from an old Greek idea meaning 'to spring back' or 'return to shape'. So elastance tells how well a structure, like a rubber band or a spring, returns to its original shape after being bent or stretched.