Definition of elastic in English:

elastic

adjective ɪˈlastɪkəˈlæstɪk

1(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed.
（物品，材料）有弹性的，有弹力的
a tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm
Example sentencesExamples
- Obsidian can also be employed as an elastic earthquake-resistant building material.
- The elastic material above the interface would go through a loading-unloading cycle, but the energy would not be dissipated.
- Modern plastics and latex materials are too elastic and flimsy to compete with nature's brilliant design.
- Within certain loading limits, it behaves as a homogenous elastic material and these limits are wider than for normal concrete.
- Braces are made from combinations of metal, foam, plastic, elastic material, and straps.
- In the analysis, soil was modeled using a linearly elastic, perfectly plastic material.
- Use something like leather harnesses (if you have them), ties, and elastic material.
- The only thing I have to complain about is that the material is very elastic, so after wearing them a few times, they've gotten a bit loose, which is not good at all.
- This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.
- Overlying elastic material derived from the volcanic rocks is estimated to be of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous age.
- A popular style of loafers come with elastic material on either side.
- But a more elastic material, such as nitinol, can be used to produce an endoscope that offers a high degree of flexibility and kink resistance.
- The separation between these two kinds of world is not a division into two parts set in isolation from one another but more like a stretching of an elastic material in two directions.
- The fibrous layer, which is made of aragonite and organic material, is elastic only under compressional stress.
- For example, the wheels are made of an elastic material to absorb more of the shock from bumpy roads and reduce noise.
- The resulting rigid and mechanically isolated bundles may then inelastically transmit traction over a greater range than in a uniformly elastic material.
- By definition, a material is elastic if it recovers its initial shape after load removal.
- I saw him examining fallen leaves, a freshly-painted door, and the way in which an elastic fabric deformed when stretched.
- The mandible is composed of elastic materials and it will deform due to loads exerted by the jaw muscles, bite point, and joints.
- A tubular protector, which is made of an elastic material, is attached to the cap.
Synonyms
stretchy, elasticated, stretchable, springy, flexible, pliant, pliable, supple, yielding, rubbery, plastic, rebounding, recoiling, resilient, bouncy
rare tensible
2Able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable.
可伸缩的；灵活的；易顺应的
the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country
在这个国际化的国家里，国籍的定义是灵活的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its ramifications are contentious, and the principle's formulation is sufficiently elastic to accommodate a variety of constructions.
- In any case, we will know by tomorrow whether it's a wrap, or this flexible deadline remains elastic.
- In these days of the multifunctional bank the scope of banking business seems, as a matter of practice, to be infinitely elastic.
- Special relativity showed that time is elastic, flexible.
- The concept of ‘sectarian balance’ is equally elastic and carries a variety of meanings.
- The concept of ‘humiliation’ is so elastic in this writer as to be practically meaningless.
- By the end, since the rules that govern the universe in which the film is set have become so elastic, practically anything is possible and so nothing is at stake.
- Of course, this is because my account of epistemology is, in certain respects, highly elastic.
- While they may sound more elastic than their stiff competition, flexible packages also can be quite strong.
- Private and family life is a flexible and elastic concept incapable of precise definition.
- It has to be elastic enough to take account of unpredictable events, and it still has to allow for editors to have the freedom to be wrong.
- She figures the concept is elastic enough to accommodate the change she wants to make in herself.
Synonyms
adaptable, flexible, adjustable, pliant, compliant, accommodating, malleable, variable, fluid, versatile, conformable
informal easy
3Economics
(of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income.
〔经济〕（需求，供应）随价格（或收入）而变动的，随行就市的
the labour supply is very elastic
劳动力的供应是非常具有弹性的。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the case of perfect competition where there is no market power, a firm's supply changes will have no effect on the price, and the residual demand is perfectly elastic.
- Demand is more elastic in the long run than the short run, since in the long run drivers can adapt by buying vehicles with more fuel-efficient engines, or relocating closer to their place of work.
- Thus, the imperfectly competing firms faced a more elastic demand for their services than would a monopoly railroad.
- They attempt to price (other things being equal) such that the range of demand above the asking price is elastic.
- The other extreme is a perfectly elastic demand.
4Physics
(of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
〔物理〕（碰撞）弹性的（动能不减少）
Example sentencesExamples
- Molecules are very hard spheres that bounce off each other without losing energy in encounters called elastic collisions.
- The theory attributed the behaviour of gases to the motions and elastic collisions of a large number of molecules.
- The concept of Newtonian elastic collisions among molecules of a gas suffices to bind together in one theory the empirical laws of Boyle, Charles, and Graham.
- Fourth, as the gas particles collide with each other or with the wall of a container, their collisions are perfectly elastic.
- As the temperature decreases the elastic energy increases and eventually causes a shear in a part of the matrix, which stabilises the rest.

noun ɪˈlastɪkəˈlæstɪk

mass noun

Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
（尤指织入了橡皮筋的）弹性绳；松紧带；弹性织物
a polythene bag tied with elastic
Example sentencesExamples
- She fastens it there with a strong hair elastic, and uses a hatpin to attach the cloth flower.
- Modern day carp poles are ideal for Irish fishing but remember to change the internal elastic for strong powergum as this will enable you to lift decent size fish without needing a landing net.
- The leg elastic didn't pinch and kept the shorts in place.
- Take the fabric for the top and starting at the back end of the board, use your largest zigzag stitch to sew corded elastic to the edge, all the way around the board.
- She took the hair elastic from her wrist and pulled her straight hair away from her face and into a ponytail; this was the last time she would look at her little studio apartment again.
- Stretch the clear elastic several times to remove any future give.
- New ribbons add extra flexibility and support for lacing up the leg, and mesh elastic blends seamlessly with tights while helping the shoe to fit more snugly.
- You can see this by imagining two spots of paint on a strip of elastic or on a rubber band.
- White rubber elastic is strong and stable and is commonly used in competitive swim-suits.
- Strings or elastic might be attached inside the skirt to keep the back fullness and the bustle in place.
- Stretch the elastics quickly and touch them to your lips.
- The dress was a knee length halter, with no sleeves, but just enough elastic to hold it onto Amanda's pre-teen chest.
- Use a large needle to thread thin elastic through the mask, knotting elastic at each end to create a band.
- In a drawer in the nightstand there was a brush and many hair elastics.
- The same leg gripper elastic is also around the ankle area.
- After doing some research, I discovered the answer: The dryer was destroying the rubber elastic in the socks and underwear.
- Pin strap elastic at center back, curving up to top of bra band.
- I know too, that nylon and stretch elastic, cast aside by fishermen, catches around seabirds' legs and either slowly kills or maims them.
- It stretched across them like endless elastic.
- Stabilize seams as you sew with clear elastic or sheer tricot tape.

Derivatives

elastically

adverb

Both plates are strong and can bend elastically with only minor fracturing.
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, the elastically constrained displacements are significant on the scale of the network's internodal distance of ~ 60-80 nm.
- The interface element is simulated as an elasto-plastic material that behaves elastically before the yield point and behaves plastically after the yield point.
- However, if the ball is pressed hard against the disk, then the plate deforms elastically, as shown by the characteristic horseshoe-shaped interference pattern.
- In ‘better’ times, the workload of handling criminals was handed over to the police, whose powers would elastically expand to accommodate accelerating crime trends.

elasticize

verbɪˈlastɪsʌɪzəˈlæstəˌsaɪz

[with object]

often as adjective elasticized

Make elastic, especially by the insertion of rubber thread or tape.
an elasticized waistband
Example sentencesExamples
- A fundamental problem in elasticizing accountability is that the instruments that fund the participation of voluntary organizations in collaboration, or in work delegated, are ill suited to the task.
- Crafted with a blend of lightweight cotton and nylon, they feature plenty of pocket space, a sturdy elasticized drawstring and classic white styling.
- Bright little beads are cropping up everywhere: in small elasticized bracelets, worn a dozen at a time; sewn into collars and bags and the edges of sweaters.

Origin

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'.

First recorded in the 1650s, elastic was originally used to describe the way that gas is able to expand to fill whatever space is available. In those days some people thought that gas particles acted like a coiled spring, an idea that led elastic to take on its modern sense. The word comes from Greek elastikos, from elaunein ‘to drive’.

Rhymes

bombastic, drastic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, encomiastic, enthusiastic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, mastic, monastic, neoplastic, orgastic, orgiastic, periphrastic, plastic, pleonastic, sarcastic, scholastic, scholiastic

Definition of elastic in US English:

elastic

adjectiveəˈlastikəˈlæstɪk

1(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
（物品，材料）有弹性的，有弹力的
Example sentencesExamples
- Modern plastics and latex materials are too elastic and flimsy to compete with nature's brilliant design.
- The fibrous layer, which is made of aragonite and organic material, is elastic only under compressional stress.
- By definition, a material is elastic if it recovers its initial shape after load removal.
- The mandible is composed of elastic materials and it will deform due to loads exerted by the jaw muscles, bite point, and joints.
- This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta.
- For example, the wheels are made of an elastic material to absorb more of the shock from bumpy roads and reduce noise.
- I saw him examining fallen leaves, a freshly-painted door, and the way in which an elastic fabric deformed when stretched.
- Braces are made from combinations of metal, foam, plastic, elastic material, and straps.
- Overlying elastic material derived from the volcanic rocks is estimated to be of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous age.
- The elastic material above the interface would go through a loading-unloading cycle, but the energy would not be dissipated.
- A popular style of loafers come with elastic material on either side.
- But a more elastic material, such as nitinol, can be used to produce an endoscope that offers a high degree of flexibility and kink resistance.
- Within certain loading limits, it behaves as a homogenous elastic material and these limits are wider than for normal concrete.
- Use something like leather harnesses (if you have them), ties, and elastic material.
- The separation between these two kinds of world is not a division into two parts set in isolation from one another but more like a stretching of an elastic material in two directions.
- The only thing I have to complain about is that the material is very elastic, so after wearing them a few times, they've gotten a bit loose, which is not good at all.
- In the analysis, soil was modeled using a linearly elastic, perfectly plastic material.
- A tubular protector, which is made of an elastic material, is attached to the cap.
- Obsidian can also be employed as an elastic earthquake-resistant building material.
- The resulting rigid and mechanically isolated bundles may then inelastically transmit traction over a greater range than in a uniformly elastic material.
Synonyms
stretchy, elasticated, stretchable, springy, flexible, pliant, pliable, supple, yielding, rubbery, plastic, rebounding, recoiling, resilient, bouncy
1. 1.1 Able to encompass variety and change; flexible and adaptable.
  可伸缩的；灵活的；易顺应的
  the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country
  在这个国际化的国家里，国籍的定义是灵活的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  While they may sound more elastic than their stiff competition, flexible packages also can be quite strong.
  Of course, this is because my account of epistemology is, in certain respects, highly elastic.
  Private and family life is a flexible and elastic concept incapable of precise definition.
  By the end, since the rules that govern the universe in which the film is set have become so elastic, practically anything is possible and so nothing is at stake.
  She figures the concept is elastic enough to accommodate the change she wants to make in herself.
  In these days of the multifunctional bank the scope of banking business seems, as a matter of practice, to be infinitely elastic.
  Special relativity showed that time is elastic, flexible.
  In any case, we will know by tomorrow whether it's a wrap, or this flexible deadline remains elastic.
  The concept of ‘sectarian balance’ is equally elastic and carries a variety of meanings.
  The concept of ‘humiliation’ is so elastic in this writer as to be practically meaningless.
  It has to be elastic enough to take account of unpredictable events, and it still has to allow for editors to have the freedom to be wrong.
  Its ramifications are contentious, and the principle's formulation is sufficiently elastic to accommodate a variety of constructions.
  Synonyms
  adaptable, flexible, adjustable, pliant, compliant, accommodating, malleable, variable, fluid, versatile, conformable
2. 1.2Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income.
  〔经济〕（需求，供应）随价格（或收入）而变动的，随行就市的
  the labor supply is very elastic
  劳动力的供应是非常具有弹性的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The other extreme is a perfectly elastic demand.
  They attempt to price (other things being equal) such that the range of demand above the asking price is elastic.
  Thus, the imperfectly competing firms faced a more elastic demand for their services than would a monopoly railroad.
  Demand is more elastic in the long run than the short run, since in the long run drivers can adapt by buying vehicles with more fuel-efficient engines, or relocating closer to their place of work.
  In the case of perfect competition where there is no market power, a firm's supply changes will have no effect on the price, and the residual demand is perfectly elastic.
3. 1.3Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
  〔物理〕（碰撞）弹性的（动能不减少）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fourth, as the gas particles collide with each other or with the wall of a container, their collisions are perfectly elastic.
  Molecules are very hard spheres that bounce off each other without losing energy in encounters called elastic collisions.
  The concept of Newtonian elastic collisions among molecules of a gas suffices to bind together in one theory the empirical laws of Boyle, Charles, and Graham.
  As the temperature decreases the elastic energy increases and eventually causes a shear in a part of the matrix, which stabilises the rest.
  The theory attributed the behaviour of gases to the motions and elastic collisions of a large number of molecules.

nounəˈlastikəˈlæstɪk

Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
（尤指织入了橡皮筋的）弹性绳；松紧带；弹性织物
Example sentencesExamples
- The dress was a knee length halter, with no sleeves, but just enough elastic to hold it onto Amanda's pre-teen chest.
- After doing some research, I discovered the answer: The dryer was destroying the rubber elastic in the socks and underwear.
- You can see this by imagining two spots of paint on a strip of elastic or on a rubber band.
- She took the hair elastic from her wrist and pulled her straight hair away from her face and into a ponytail; this was the last time she would look at her little studio apartment again.
- Strings or elastic might be attached inside the skirt to keep the back fullness and the bustle in place.
- The leg elastic didn't pinch and kept the shorts in place.
- She fastens it there with a strong hair elastic, and uses a hatpin to attach the cloth flower.
- Use a large needle to thread thin elastic through the mask, knotting elastic at each end to create a band.
- White rubber elastic is strong and stable and is commonly used in competitive swim-suits.
- Modern day carp poles are ideal for Irish fishing but remember to change the internal elastic for strong powergum as this will enable you to lift decent size fish without needing a landing net.
- I know too, that nylon and stretch elastic, cast aside by fishermen, catches around seabirds' legs and either slowly kills or maims them.
- It stretched across them like endless elastic.
- Stabilize seams as you sew with clear elastic or sheer tricot tape.
- New ribbons add extra flexibility and support for lacing up the leg, and mesh elastic blends seamlessly with tights while helping the shoe to fit more snugly.
- Pin strap elastic at center back, curving up to top of bra band.
- Take the fabric for the top and starting at the back end of the board, use your largest zigzag stitch to sew corded elastic to the edge, all the way around the board.
- Stretch the elastics quickly and touch them to your lips.
- In a drawer in the nightstand there was a brush and many hair elastics.
- Stretch the clear elastic several times to remove any future give.
- The same leg gripper elastic is also around the ankle area.

Origin

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’.

单词	elastic
释义	Definition of elastic in English: elastic adjective ɪˈlastɪkəˈlæstɪk 1(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed. （物品，材料）有弹性的，有弹力的 a tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm Example sentencesExamples Obsidian can also be employed as an elastic earthquake-resistant building material. The elastic material above the interface would go through a loading-unloading cycle, but the energy would not be dissipated. Modern plastics and latex materials are too elastic and flimsy to compete with nature's brilliant design. Within certain loading limits, it behaves as a homogenous elastic material and these limits are wider than for normal concrete. Braces are made from combinations of metal, foam, plastic, elastic material, and straps. In the analysis, soil was modeled using a linearly elastic, perfectly plastic material. Use something like leather harnesses (if you have them), ties, and elastic material. The only thing I have to complain about is that the material is very elastic, so after wearing them a few times, they've gotten a bit loose, which is not good at all. This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta. Overlying elastic material derived from the volcanic rocks is estimated to be of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous age. A popular style of loafers come with elastic material on either side. But a more elastic material, such as nitinol, can be used to produce an endoscope that offers a high degree of flexibility and kink resistance. The separation between these two kinds of world is not a division into two parts set in isolation from one another but more like a stretching of an elastic material in two directions. The fibrous layer, which is made of aragonite and organic material, is elastic only under compressional stress. For example, the wheels are made of an elastic material to absorb more of the shock from bumpy roads and reduce noise. The resulting rigid and mechanically isolated bundles may then inelastically transmit traction over a greater range than in a uniformly elastic material. By definition, a material is elastic if it recovers its initial shape after load removal. I saw him examining fallen leaves, a freshly-painted door, and the way in which an elastic fabric deformed when stretched. The mandible is composed of elastic materials and it will deform due to loads exerted by the jaw muscles, bite point, and joints. A tubular protector, which is made of an elastic material, is attached to the cap. Synonyms stretchy, elasticated, stretchable, springy, flexible, pliant, pliable, supple, yielding, rubbery, plastic, rebounding, recoiling, resilient, bouncy rare tensible 2Able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable. 可伸缩的；灵活的；易顺应的 the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country 在这个国际化的国家里，国籍的定义是灵活的。 Example sentencesExamples Its ramifications are contentious, and the principle's formulation is sufficiently elastic to accommodate a variety of constructions. In any case, we will know by tomorrow whether it's a wrap, or this flexible deadline remains elastic. In these days of the multifunctional bank the scope of banking business seems, as a matter of practice, to be infinitely elastic. Special relativity showed that time is elastic, flexible. The concept of ‘sectarian balance’ is equally elastic and carries a variety of meanings. The concept of ‘humiliation’ is so elastic in this writer as to be practically meaningless. By the end, since the rules that govern the universe in which the film is set have become so elastic, practically anything is possible and so nothing is at stake. Of course, this is because my account of epistemology is, in certain respects, highly elastic. While they may sound more elastic than their stiff competition, flexible packages also can be quite strong. Private and family life is a flexible and elastic concept incapable of precise definition. It has to be elastic enough to take account of unpredictable events, and it still has to allow for editors to have the freedom to be wrong. She figures the concept is elastic enough to accommodate the change she wants to make in herself. Synonyms adaptable, flexible, adjustable, pliant, compliant, accommodating, malleable, variable, fluid, versatile, conformable informal easy 3Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income. 〔经济〕（需求，供应）随价格（或收入）而变动的，随行就市的 the labour supply is very elastic 劳动力的供应是非常具有弹性的。 Example sentencesExamples In the case of perfect competition where there is no market power, a firm's supply changes will have no effect on the price, and the residual demand is perfectly elastic. Demand is more elastic in the long run than the short run, since in the long run drivers can adapt by buying vehicles with more fuel-efficient engines, or relocating closer to their place of work. Thus, the imperfectly competing firms faced a more elastic demand for their services than would a monopoly railroad. They attempt to price (other things being equal) such that the range of demand above the asking price is elastic. The other extreme is a perfectly elastic demand. 4Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy. 〔物理〕（碰撞）弹性的（动能不减少） Example sentencesExamples Molecules are very hard spheres that bounce off each other without losing energy in encounters called elastic collisions. The theory attributed the behaviour of gases to the motions and elastic collisions of a large number of molecules. The concept of Newtonian elastic collisions among molecules of a gas suffices to bind together in one theory the empirical laws of Boyle, Charles, and Graham. Fourth, as the gas particles collide with each other or with the wall of a container, their collisions are perfectly elastic. As the temperature decreases the elastic energy increases and eventually causes a shear in a part of the matrix, which stabilises the rest. noun ɪˈlastɪkəˈlæstɪk mass noun Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched. （尤指织入了橡皮筋的）弹性绳；松紧带；弹性织物 a polythene bag tied with elastic Example sentencesExamples She fastens it there with a strong hair elastic, and uses a hatpin to attach the cloth flower. Modern day carp poles are ideal for Irish fishing but remember to change the internal elastic for strong powergum as this will enable you to lift decent size fish without needing a landing net. The leg elastic didn't pinch and kept the shorts in place. Take the fabric for the top and starting at the back end of the board, use your largest zigzag stitch to sew corded elastic to the edge, all the way around the board. She took the hair elastic from her wrist and pulled her straight hair away from her face and into a ponytail; this was the last time she would look at her little studio apartment again. Stretch the clear elastic several times to remove any future give. New ribbons add extra flexibility and support for lacing up the leg, and mesh elastic blends seamlessly with tights while helping the shoe to fit more snugly. You can see this by imagining two spots of paint on a strip of elastic or on a rubber band. White rubber elastic is strong and stable and is commonly used in competitive swim-suits. Strings or elastic might be attached inside the skirt to keep the back fullness and the bustle in place. Stretch the elastics quickly and touch them to your lips. The dress was a knee length halter, with no sleeves, but just enough elastic to hold it onto Amanda's pre-teen chest. Use a large needle to thread thin elastic through the mask, knotting elastic at each end to create a band. In a drawer in the nightstand there was a brush and many hair elastics. The same leg gripper elastic is also around the ankle area. After doing some research, I discovered the answer: The dryer was destroying the rubber elastic in the socks and underwear. Pin strap elastic at center back, curving up to top of bra band. I know too, that nylon and stretch elastic, cast aside by fishermen, catches around seabirds' legs and either slowly kills or maims them. It stretched across them like endless elastic. Stabilize seams as you sew with clear elastic or sheer tricot tape. Derivatives elastically adverb Both plates are strong and can bend elastically with only minor fracturing. Example sentencesExamples Moreover, the elastically constrained displacements are significant on the scale of the network's internodal distance of ~ 60-80 nm. The interface element is simulated as an elasto-plastic material that behaves elastically before the yield point and behaves plastically after the yield point. However, if the ball is pressed hard against the disk, then the plate deforms elastically, as shown by the characteristic horseshoe-shaped interference pattern. In ‘better’ times, the workload of handling criminals was handed over to the police, whose powers would elastically expand to accommodate accelerating crime trends. elasticize verbɪˈlastɪsʌɪzəˈlæstəˌsaɪz [with object]often as adjective elasticized Make elastic, especially by the insertion of rubber thread or tape. an elasticized waistband Example sentencesExamples A fundamental problem in elasticizing accountability is that the instruments that fund the participation of voluntary organizations in collaboration, or in work delegated, are ill suited to the task. Crafted with a blend of lightweight cotton and nylon, they feature plenty of pocket space, a sturdy elasticized drawstring and classic white styling. Bright little beads are cropping up everywhere: in small elasticized bracelets, worn a dozen at a time; sewn into collars and bags and the edges of sweaters. Origin 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'. First recorded in the 1650s, elastic was originally used to describe the way that gas is able to expand to fill whatever space is available. In those days some people thought that gas particles acted like a coiled spring, an idea that led elastic to take on its modern sense. The word comes from Greek elastikos, from elaunein ‘to drive’. Rhymes bombastic, drastic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, encomiastic, enthusiastic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, mastic, monastic, neoplastic, orgastic, orgiastic, periphrastic, plastic, pleonastic, sarcastic, scholastic, scholiastic Definition of elastic in US English: elastic adjectiveəˈlastikəˈlæstɪk 1(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion. （物品，材料）有弹性的，有弹力的 Example sentencesExamples Modern plastics and latex materials are too elastic and flimsy to compete with nature's brilliant design. The fibrous layer, which is made of aragonite and organic material, is elastic only under compressional stress. By definition, a material is elastic if it recovers its initial shape after load removal. The mandible is composed of elastic materials and it will deform due to loads exerted by the jaw muscles, bite point, and joints. This a tube made out of an elastic material that is very similar to a normal healthy aorta. For example, the wheels are made of an elastic material to absorb more of the shock from bumpy roads and reduce noise. I saw him examining fallen leaves, a freshly-painted door, and the way in which an elastic fabric deformed when stretched. Braces are made from combinations of metal, foam, plastic, elastic material, and straps. Overlying elastic material derived from the volcanic rocks is estimated to be of Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous age. The elastic material above the interface would go through a loading-unloading cycle, but the energy would not be dissipated. A popular style of loafers come with elastic material on either side. But a more elastic material, such as nitinol, can be used to produce an endoscope that offers a high degree of flexibility and kink resistance. Within certain loading limits, it behaves as a homogenous elastic material and these limits are wider than for normal concrete. Use something like leather harnesses (if you have them), ties, and elastic material. The separation between these two kinds of world is not a division into two parts set in isolation from one another but more like a stretching of an elastic material in two directions. The only thing I have to complain about is that the material is very elastic, so after wearing them a few times, they've gotten a bit loose, which is not good at all. In the analysis, soil was modeled using a linearly elastic, perfectly plastic material. A tubular protector, which is made of an elastic material, is attached to the cap. Obsidian can also be employed as an elastic earthquake-resistant building material. The resulting rigid and mechanically isolated bundles may then inelastically transmit traction over a greater range than in a uniformly elastic material. Synonyms stretchy, elasticated, stretchable, springy, flexible, pliant, pliable, supple, yielding, rubbery, plastic, rebounding, recoiling, resilient, bouncy 1.1 Able to encompass variety and change; flexible and adaptable. 可伸缩的；灵活的；易顺应的 the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country 在这个国际化的国家里，国籍的定义是灵活的。 Example sentencesExamples While they may sound more elastic than their stiff competition, flexible packages also can be quite strong. Of course, this is because my account of epistemology is, in certain respects, highly elastic. Private and family life is a flexible and elastic concept incapable of precise definition. By the end, since the rules that govern the universe in which the film is set have become so elastic, practically anything is possible and so nothing is at stake. She figures the concept is elastic enough to accommodate the change she wants to make in herself. In these days of the multifunctional bank the scope of banking business seems, as a matter of practice, to be infinitely elastic. Special relativity showed that time is elastic, flexible. In any case, we will know by tomorrow whether it's a wrap, or this flexible deadline remains elastic. The concept of ‘sectarian balance’ is equally elastic and carries a variety of meanings. The concept of ‘humiliation’ is so elastic in this writer as to be practically meaningless. It has to be elastic enough to take account of unpredictable events, and it still has to allow for editors to have the freedom to be wrong. Its ramifications are contentious, and the principle's formulation is sufficiently elastic to accommodate a variety of constructions. Synonyms adaptable, flexible, adjustable, pliant, compliant, accommodating, malleable, variable, fluid, versatile, conformable 1.2Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income. 〔经济〕（需求，供应）随价格（或收入）而变动的，随行就市的 the labor supply is very elastic 劳动力的供应是非常具有弹性的。 Example sentencesExamples The other extreme is a perfectly elastic demand. They attempt to price (other things being equal) such that the range of demand above the asking price is elastic. Thus, the imperfectly competing firms faced a more elastic demand for their services than would a monopoly railroad. Demand is more elastic in the long run than the short run, since in the long run drivers can adapt by buying vehicles with more fuel-efficient engines, or relocating closer to their place of work. In the case of perfect competition where there is no market power, a firm's supply changes will have no effect on the price, and the residual demand is perfectly elastic. 1.3Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy. 〔物理〕（碰撞）弹性的（动能不减少） Example sentencesExamples Fourth, as the gas particles collide with each other or with the wall of a container, their collisions are perfectly elastic. Molecules are very hard spheres that bounce off each other without losing energy in encounters called elastic collisions. The concept of Newtonian elastic collisions among molecules of a gas suffices to bind together in one theory the empirical laws of Boyle, Charles, and Graham. As the temperature decreases the elastic energy increases and eventually causes a shear in a part of the matrix, which stabilises the rest. The theory attributed the behaviour of gases to the motions and elastic collisions of a large number of molecules. nounəˈlastikəˈlæstɪk Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched. （尤指织入了橡皮筋的）弹性绳；松紧带；弹性织物 Example sentencesExamples The dress was a knee length halter, with no sleeves, but just enough elastic to hold it onto Amanda's pre-teen chest. After doing some research, I discovered the answer: The dryer was destroying the rubber elastic in the socks and underwear. You can see this by imagining two spots of paint on a strip of elastic or on a rubber band. She took the hair elastic from her wrist and pulled her straight hair away from her face and into a ponytail; this was the last time she would look at her little studio apartment again. Strings or elastic might be attached inside the skirt to keep the back fullness and the bustle in place. The leg elastic didn't pinch and kept the shorts in place. She fastens it there with a strong hair elastic, and uses a hatpin to attach the cloth flower. Use a large needle to thread thin elastic through the mask, knotting elastic at each end to create a band. White rubber elastic is strong and stable and is commonly used in competitive swim-suits. Modern day carp poles are ideal for Irish fishing but remember to change the internal elastic for strong powergum as this will enable you to lift decent size fish without needing a landing net. I know too, that nylon and stretch elastic, cast aside by fishermen, catches around seabirds' legs and either slowly kills or maims them. It stretched across them like endless elastic. Stabilize seams as you sew with clear elastic or sheer tricot tape. New ribbons add extra flexibility and support for lacing up the leg, and mesh elastic blends seamlessly with tights while helping the shoe to fit more snugly. Pin strap elastic at center back, curving up to top of bra band. Take the fabric for the top and starting at the back end of the board, use your largest zigzag stitch to sew corded elastic to the edge, all the way around the board. Stretch the elastics quickly and touch them to your lips. In a drawer in the nightstand there was a brush and many hair elastics. Stretch the clear elastic several times to remove any future give. The same leg gripper elastic is also around the ankle area. Origin 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’.
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