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skin elasticity

skin elasticity

1 4.1
How well the skin stretches and goes back to its normal shape
  • noun
  • /skɪn ɪˈlæstɪsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elasticidad de la piel
  • A diet rich in vitamins can improve your skin elasticity and keep your skin looking youthful.

This supports skin elasticity, stronger nails, hair.

Examples

  • This supports skin elasticity, stronger nails, hair.

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  • Collagen increases your skin elasticity.

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  • It is also important that patients are free from any eye diseases and have sufficient skin elasticity to support the results.

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  • Collagen is vital for maintaining skin elasticity as it helps the skin stretch and return to its original shape.

  • As we age, our skin elasticity decreases, making it important to use products that can help restore it.

Synonyms

elasticity
vsskin elasticity
  • Specialized
6 4.5

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

is the same quality but specific to biological tissue stretch and recovery
elastance
vsskin elasticity
  • Specialized
9.9

How easily a structure returns to its original shape after it is bent or stretched

is a general ability focused on tissues rather than a measured structural value

Antonyms

rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Not able to bend or change shape easily

How Elastic

supple skin
1 3.2
skin elasticity
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Surface Forms

skin elasticity singular
skin elasticities plural

Morphology

skin + elasticity

The overall meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'skin' (the body's outer covering) + 'elasticity' (capacity to return to original shape), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'the ability of the skin to stretch and return to its original shape'. This is a regular noun + noun technical compound found across languages and follows predictable semantic composition, making it immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

The term skin elasticity comes from comparing skin to a rubber band: when you pull a rubber band it 'stretches and comes back' to shape. So skin elasticity means the skin's ability to stretch and come back to its original shape.