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Elasticity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Elasticity? [n] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed Synonyms \| Synonyms for Elasticity: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Elasticity: adaptability \| adjustability \| agreeability \| amenability \| beef \| beefiness \| bendability \| brawn \| brawniness \| ductibility \| ductility \| extendibility \| extensibility \| facility \| fictility \| flexibility \| flexility \| flexuousness \| formativeness \| give \| heftiness \| huskiness \| impressionability \| involuntary muscle \| limberness \| litheness \| malleability \| moldability \| muscle \| muscularity \| musculature \| physique \| plasticity \| pliability \| pliancy \| receptiveness \| resilience \| responsiveness \| rubberiness \| sensibility \| sensitiveness \| sequacity \| sinew \| sinewiness \| sinews \| springiness \| stretch \| stretchability \| stretchiness \| submissiveness \| suppleness \| susceptibility \| tensileness \| tensility \| thew \| thewiness \| thews \| tolerance \| tone \| tractability \| tractility \| voluntary muscle \| willowiness See Also \| bounce \| bounciness \| elasticity of shear \| give \| physical property \| resilience \| resiliency \| spring \| springiness \| stretch \| stretchability \| stretchiness \| temper \| toughness Elasticity In Webster's Dictionary \E`lastic"ity\, 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.

Elasticity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elasticity?

[n] the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

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Elasticity In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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