elastic
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2.6
- adjective
- /ɪˈlæstɪk/
:
elástico
- The rubber band is very elastic and can stretch to many times its original length.
- elastic material
- elastic strap
- elastic properties
Spin, stabilized projectiles, momentum transfer, elastic and inelastic collisions.
- Spin, stabilized projectiles, momentum transfer, elastic and inelastic collisions.
- The shorts have an elastic waistband and then they have the little palms on the end.
- He realized that space is elastic.
- So when I start to lift this thing, there's a gummy elastic feeling.
- So let's do a little quiz or bouncy, or in physics terms, inelastic or elastic.
Examples
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Fortunately, small boys are extremely springy and elastic.
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You could classify materials that are that are elastic into different properties.
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And it's this network that actually gives the material its elastic properties.
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It's an elastic protein, okay?
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These jeans are elastic on the top.
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For a number of applications, components must be elastic and remain very stiff.
Academic text (1999) -
Elastic bands were flying out everywhere.
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The shorts have an elastic waistband and then they have the little palms on the end.
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The chest band is an adjustable, elastic belt that secures around the chest of the subject.
Academic text (1995) -
It's specially made for dancing, there's elastic thread in the seams.
Synonyms
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3.4
Able to bend easily without breaking and return to shape
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1.9
A fabric you can pull that returns to its old shape
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5.0
Able to return to shape after you bend, stretch, or press it
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3.5
Able to bounce back quickly after being pressed or stretched
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3.3
Flexible and bouncy when you bend or squeeze it
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2.6
Becomes longer when you pull it and then goes back to its original size
Able to bend and then return to its original shape
Material that can stretch and return to its original shape, like rubber
A thing that feels stretchy and slightly tough like rubber
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.6
Not able to return to its original shape after being stretched or pressed
Compounds
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2.6
A long, stretchy cloth that wraps and supports an injured joint to reduce swelling
- Specialized
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4.4
Energy stored in an object when it is stretched or squeezed like a spring
- Specialized
People change how much they buy of something a lot when its price goes up or down
- Specialized
A number that shows how stiff a material is when you push or pull it
- Specialized
Stored power in something when it is stretched or squashed, like a spring
- Specialized
Tissue made of stretchy fibers that helps skin and blood vessels return to shape
- Specialized
A natural stretchy material from tree sap used to make rubber things like tires or tubing
- Specialized
When buyers buy only at one price, sales drop to zero if price rises and are unlimited if it falls
- Specialized
A market where sellers sell only at one price and refuse lower prices
How Elastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
elastic = elast + ic
The adjective is built from the combining form 'elast-' plus the suffix '-ic'; 'elast-' is not a standalone English word, so the meaning is not derivable from familiar components by most learners.
Etymology
Elastic comes from the Greek root elast- meaning 'to stretch'. So when something is elastic it can be stretched or pressed and then go back to its first shape, just like a rubber band.