inelastic

[ in-i-las-tik ]
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adjective
  1. not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.

  2. Economics. relatively unresponsive to changes, as demand when it fails to increase in proportion to a decrease in price.: Compare elastic (def. 6).

Origin of inelastic

1
First recorded in 1740–50; in-3 + elastic

Other words for inelastic

Other words from inelastic

  • in·e·las·tic·i·ty [in-i-la-stis-i-tee], /ˌɪn ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for inelastic

inelastic

/ (ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk) /


adjective
  1. not elastic; not resilient

  2. physics (of collisions) involving an overall decrease in translational kinetic energy

Derived forms of inelastic

  • inelastically, adverb
  • inelasticity (ˌɪnɪlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ), noun

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