capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
2.
spontaneously expansive, as gases.
3.
flexible; accommodating; adaptable; tolerant: elastic rules and regulations.
4.
springing back or rebounding; springy: He walks with an elastic step.
5.
readily recovering from depression or exhaustion; buoyant: an elastic temperament.
6.
Economics. relatively responsive to change, as to a proportionate increase in demand as the result of a decrease in price. Compare inelastic(def. 2).
7.
Physics. of, pertaining to, or noting a body having the property of elasticity.
–noun
8.
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
1653, coined in Fr. (1651) as a scientific term to describe gases, from Gk. elastos "ductile, flexible," related to elaunein "to strike, beat out," of uncertain origin. Applied to solids from 1674. The noun, "cord or string woven with rubber," is 1847, Amer.Eng.
(of a material or substance) able to return to its original shape or size after being pulled or pressed out of shape Example: an elastic bandage; Rubber is an elastic substance.
Arabic:
مَرِن، مُتَمَغِّط
Chinese (Simplified):
弹性的
Chinese (Traditional):
彈性的
Czech:
pružný
Danish:
elastisk
Dutch:
elastisch
Estonian:
elastne
Finnish:
kimmoisa
French:
élastique
German:
elastisch
Greek:
ελαστικός
Hungarian:
ruganyos, rugalmas
Icelandic:
teygjanlegur
Indonesian:
lentur
Italian:
elastico
Japanese:
弾力のある
Korean:
탄성 있는
Latvian:
elastīgs
Lithuanian:
elastinis, elastingas
Norwegian:
elastisk, tøyelig, spenstig
Polish:
elastyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):
elástico
Portuguese (Portugal):
elástico
Romanian:
elastic
Russian:
эластичный
Slovak:
pružný
Slovenian:
prožen
Spanish:
elástico
Swedish:
elastisk
Turkish:
esnek, elastikî
elastic2[iˈlӕstik]adjective
able to be changed or adapted Example: This is a fairly elastic arrangement.
Arabic:
مَرِن
Chinese (Simplified):
灵活的
Chinese (Traditional):
靈活的
Czech:
pružný
Danish:
fleksibel
Dutch:
flexibel
Estonian:
paindlik
Finnish:
joustava
French:
élastique
German:
anpassungsfähig
Greek:
ελαστικός
Hungarian:
rugalmas
Icelandic:
sveigjanlegur
Indonesian:
mudah diubah
Italian:
elastico, adattabile
Japanese:
融通のきく
Korean:
융통성 있는
Latvian:
pielāgojams; spējīgs pielāgoties
Lithuanian:
lankstus
Norwegian:
elastisk, smidig, rommelig
Polish:
elastyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):
elástico
Portuguese (Portugal):
flexível
Romanian:
flexibil, adaptabil
Russian:
гибкий
Slovak:
pružný
Slovenian:
prožen
Spanish:
flexible
Swedish:
tänjbar
Turkish:
esnek
elastic[iˈlӕstik]noun
a type of cord containing strands of rubber Example: Her hat was held on with a piece of elastic.
E*las"tic\, a. [Formed fr. Gr. ? to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic. Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position. --Paley. 2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution. Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite. Elastic curve. (a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed horizontally at one end and loaded at the other. (b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of an originally straight bar under any system of bending forces. --Rankine. Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as the air, steam, and other gases and vapors. Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending, stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the unit force or stress required to produce this distortion. Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly proportional to the stress producing it. Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies. Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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