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Word: Elastic
Speech Type: Adjective
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’
ɪˈlastɪk
(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed
Short Definition:able to resume shape spontaneously
Examples:- a tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm
able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable
Short Definition:flexible and adaptable
Examples:- the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country
(of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income
Short Definition:sensitive to price or income changes
Examples:- the labour supply is very elastic
(of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
Short Definition:involving no decrease of kinetic energy
Word: Elastic
Speech Type: Noun
ɪˈlastɪk
cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched
Short Definition:elastic material
Examples:- a polythene bag tied with elastic
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