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elastic

adj
/ɪˈlæstɪk//ə-/US/ɪˈlɑːstɪk/UK

Etymology

From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

  1. derived from ἐλαστός
  2. derived from elasticus
  3. borrowed from élastique

Definitions

  1. Capable of stretching

    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.

  2. Made of elastic.

    • elastic band

  3. Of clothing, elasticated.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. Sensitive to changes in price.

      • Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.

    2. springy

      springy; bouncy; vivacious

    3. Pervasive, all-encompassing.

      • It was now about six o'clock, and that first freshness was on the air, which is to the day what youth is to life,—so light, so elastic, so sweet, and so brief:...

    4. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed

      Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

      • elastic spirits; an elastic constitution

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

      • running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt

    6. An elastic band.

    7. Specifically, a hair tie.

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Derived

acoustoelastic, aeroelastic, aero-hydro-servo-elastic, aero-servo-elastic, aero-servo-hydro-elastic, cytoelastic, elastance, elastane, elastically, elasticate, elasticated, elastic band, elastic collision, elastic deformation, elastic energy, elastic fiber, elasticin, elasticise, elasticity, elasticization, elasticize, elasticky, elastic limit, elasticness, elastic recovery, elastic-sided, elastic sides, elastic-sides, elastin, elasto-, elastomer, elastosis, elastration, ferroelastic, fibroelastic, fluid-elastic, hydroelastic, hyperelastic, hypoelastic, income-elastic · +32 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at elastic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at elastic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at elastic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA