Definitions for ELASTIC
ɪˈlæs tɪkelas·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rubber band, elastic band, elasticnoun

   a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

2. elasticadjective

   a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

3. elasticadjective

   capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

   "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"

4. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliantadjective

   able to adjust readily to different conditions

   "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elasticnoun

   An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.

   Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.

2. elasticnoun

   An elastic band.

3. elasticadjective

   Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

   The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.

4. elasticadjective

   Made of elastic.

   elastic band

5. elasticadjective

   Of clothing, elasticated.

6. elasticadjective

   Sensitive to changes in price.

   Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.

7. Etymology: From elasticus, from as if * for, equiv. to, from.

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1. elastic

   Elastic refers to a property or characteristic of certain materials or objects that allows them to return to their original shape or size after being stretched, compressed, or deformed. This term is often used in the fields of physics, engineering, and materials science. It can also refer to flexibility and adaptability in various contexts, such as economics or computing, where it represents the ability to scale or adjust to changes or demands.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elasticadjective

   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

2. Elasticadjective

   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

3. Elasticnoun

   an elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber

4. Etymology: [Formed fr. Gr. 'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. lastique.]

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1. Elastic

   Elastic is a 2002 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. All tunes were original compositions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elastic

   e-las′tik, adj. having a tendency to recover the original form: springy: able to recover quickly a former state or condition after a shock: flexible: yielding.—n. a piece of string, cord, &c. made elastic by having india-rubber woven in it.—adv. Elas′tically.—ns. Elastic′ity, springiness: power to recover from depression; Elas′ticness. [Coined from Gr. elastikos, elaunein, fut. elasein, to drive.]

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1. Elastic

   Elastic is a scalable way to build and manage your sales team on demand.They are a team of hackers and hustlers. Every team member has either started a company in the past or has future founder ambition. They strive to create the most entrepreneurial company culture in the world.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elastic

   a part which has a degree of flexibility throughout.

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Anagrams for ELASTIC »

1. Castile

2. laciest

3. latices

4. salicet

5. astelic

How to pronounce ELASTIC?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ELASTIC in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ELASTIC in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ELASTIC in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ELASTIC in a Sentence

1. Chemical Engineering Professor Mitch Anthamatten:

   Tuning the trigger temperature is only one part of the story, we also engineered these materials to store large amount of elastic energy, enabling them to perform more mechanical work during their shape recovery.

2. Jeffrey Swanson:

   It’s an elastic boundary, a rubber ruler, about 48 million people in the U.S. have some kind of diagnosable mental illness.

3. Gracie Yoo:

   With the support of some of my friends and the Auntie Squad donating sewing machines, fabric, thread and elastic, I personally send out things to my students every week. And then I do a self-stamped envelope to different organizations that they send those masks to. We have sent 100 masks to First Nations.

4. Jerry Goldfeder:

   If a voter has more than one bona fide residence, she or he can choose from which one to register and vote. And the law is sufficiently elastic to allow the voter to switch voting residences back and forth — but of course they can't vote more than once in an election.

5. Nadia Comaneci:

   The fascinating thing for us to bring home to Romania was bubble gum, coloured socks and coloured hair clips. These were things we did n’t have in Romania at the time, we only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ELASTIC
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elastic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ELASTIC
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ELASTIC
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ELASTIC
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/elastic
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=ELASTIC
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ELASTIC