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The meaning of the word "Elastic" in English


Elastic a. : 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.

Elastic a. : 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.

Elastic n. : An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber.

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Taxonomy
elasticity, price, elastic, products, consumers, economics, price elasticity of demand, quantity, rises, price increase, free encyclopedia, slope of a curve, service, quantity demanded, Arc elasticity, substitute, short term, long term.

Defination from the web:
... A good or service is considered to be highly elastic if a slight change in price leads to a sharp change in the quantity demanded or supplied. ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) flexible
  (adjective) pliable
  (adjective) pliant
  (noun) rubber band
  (noun) elastic band
  (noun) band
  (noun) cloth
  (noun) elastic device
  (noun) fabric
  (noun) material
  (noun) textile
antonyms
  (adjective) inelastic
related terms
  (adjective) flexible
  (adjective) flexile
similar terms
  (adjective) flexible
  (adjective) adaptable
  (adjective) bouncy
  (adjective) chewy
  (adjective) elasticised
  (adjective) elasticized
  (adjective) expandable
  (adjective) expandible
  (adjective) expansible
  (adjective) expansile
  (adjective) fictile
  (adjective) live
  (adjective) lively
  (adjective) moldable
  (adjective) plastic
  (adjective) resilient
  (adjective) rubberlike
  (adjective) rubbery
  (adjective) springlike
  (adjective) springy
  (adjective) stretch
  (adjective) stretchable
  (adjective) stretchy
  (adjective) viscoelastic
  (adjective) whippy


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