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elasticity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | snap |
| Type of | physical property |
| Has types | bounciness, elasticity of shear, give, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, stretch, stretchability, stretchiness, temper, bounce, toughness |
| Derivation | elastic |
Examples of elasticity
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When cooked it has just a bit of elasticity, but a satiny texture on the tongue.
From the sfgate.com
In a time of desperation, tax should not be about fairness but about elasticity.
From the economist.com
Examples are material constants such as modulus of elasticity and specific heat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The states that rate as having low elasticity produce more predictable results.
From the fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com
Next, we examined the effects of the host-guest ratio on the elasticity change.
From the nature.com
Get a an intro econ book and look up the chapter on price elasticity of demand.
From the economist.com
Substrate elasticity regulates skeletal muscle stem cell self-renewal in culture.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Temperature effects are also present in the demonstrated elasticity of a polymer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A few others are doing this too, but this now sets the bar for true elasticity.
From the techcrunch.com
- The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
- (elastic) capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
- (elastic) rubber band: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
- (elastic) a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
- (elastic) able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
- In economics, elasticity is the ratio of the percent change in one variable to the percent change in another variable. It is a tool for measuring the responsiveness of a function to changes in parameters in a unit-less way. ...
- In mathematics, elasticity of a positive differentiable function f at point x is defined as
- In physics, elasticity is the physical property of a material that returns to its original shape after the stress (e.g. external forces) that made it deform is removed. The relative amount of deformation is called the strain.
- (Elastic (album)) Elastic is a 2002 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. All songs were original compositions.
