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e⋅las⋅tic⋅i⋅ty

  [i-la-stis-i-tee, ee-la-stis-]
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–noun
1. the state or quality of being elastic.
2. flexibility; resilience; adaptability: a statement with a great elasticity of meaning.
3. buoyancy; ability to resist or overcome depression.
4. Physics. the property of a substance that enables it to change its length, volume, or shape in direct response to a force effecting such a change and to recover its original form upon the removal of the force.
Origin:
1655–65; elastic + -ity
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Cultural Dictionary

elasticity

The property of a material that allows it to return to its original shape after having been deformed and to exert a force while deformed. (See stress.)

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Financial Dictionary

elasticity

The responsiveness of the quantity purchased of an item to changes in the item's price. If the quantity purchased changes proportionately more than the price, the demand is elastic. If the quantity purchased changes proportionately less than the price, the demand is inelastic. For example, price increases by cigarette manufacturers have a relatively small effect on cigarette consumption, thus, the demand for cigarettes is inelastic.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: elas·tic·i·ty
Pronunciation: i-"las-'tis-&t-E, "E-"las-, -'tis-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state of being elastic
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Medical Dictionary

elasticity e·las·tic·i·ty (ĭ-lā-stĭs'ĭ-tē, ē'lā-)
n.

  1. The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.

  2. The property of returning to an initial form or state following deformation.

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Science Dictionary
elasticity   (ĭ-lā-stĭs'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
The ability of a solid to return to its original shape or form after being subject to strain. Most solid materials display elasticity, up to a load point called the elastic limit; loads higher than this limit cause permanent deformation of the material. See also Hooke's law.
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