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   elastic

   /ɪˈlastɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed: "a tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm" Similar stretchystretchablespringyflexiblepliantpliablesuppleyieldingrubberyelasticizedplasticrecoilingresilientbouncyelasticatedrare:tensibleOpposite rigid
   • 2. able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable: "the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country" Similar adaptableflexibleadjustablepliantcompliantaccommodatingmalleablevariablefluidversatileconformableinformal:easy
   • 3. (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income: "the labour supply is very elastic"
   • 4. (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.

   noun

   • 1. cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched: "a polythene bag tied with elastic"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally describing a gas in the sense ‘expanding spontaneously to fill the available space’): from modern Latin elasticus, from Greek elastikos ‘propulsive’, from elaunein ‘to drive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. elastically adverb

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   What does elastic mean in physics?

   • 1. (General Physics) (of a body or material) capable of returning to its original shape after compression, expansion, stretching, or other deformation 2. capable of adapting to change: an elastic schedule. 4. springy or resilient: an elastic walk. 5. (Chemistry) (of gases) capable of expanding spontaneously 6.

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   What does elástico mean?

   • elástico, elástico/-ca [masculine-feminine], elástico [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ELASTIC definition: 1. An elastic material is able to stretch and be returned to its original shape or size: 2. able…. Learn more.

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   What does elastic mean in clothing?

   • Elastic is a rubber material that stretches when you pull it and returns to its original size and shape when you let it go. Elastic is often used in clothes to make them fit tightly, for example round the waist. ...a piece of elastic. ...my plaid Bermuda shorts with the elastic waist.

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   What is elastic & how do you use it?

   • Elastic is a rubber material that stretches when you pull it and returns to its original size when you let it go. She was wearing a bracelet of beads strung on a piece of elastic. Something that is elastic is able to stretch easily and then return to its original size and shape. Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic.

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   Elastic is the rubber-based material that resumes its original shape after stretching or compression, and anything described as elastic is flexible.

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