elastic

  • 31elastic — Synonyms and related words: Lastex, accommodating, adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, airy, animated, baleen, battledore, bendable, bending, bouncy, buoyant, chewing gum, compliant, compressible, contractile, convalescent, dilatant, distensive,… …

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  • 32elastic — e·las·tic || ɪ læstɪk n. strip of material which is made elastic by the addition of rubber or other flexible material; rubber band adj. able to return to its original shape after being stretched or pulled; flexible, springy, rubbery,… …

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  • 33elastic —    subject to unprincipled retraction, disregard of law, or withdrawal under pressure    It may refer to a politician s principles, to a judge s attitude to inconvenient laws, or to a battle front during a retreat:     Since Stalingrad the line… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 34elastic — [ɪ lastɪk] adjective 1》 able to resume normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or squeezed. 2》 flexible and adaptable: the definition is elastic.     ↘Economics (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income. 3》 Physics… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35elastic — elastikas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Labai tamprūs tekstūruoti cheminio pluošto siūlai ir jų gaminiai. Elastikas naudojama sporto aprangai gaminti, pvz., rogutininkų kostiumams. kilmė gr. elastikos – tamprus atitikmenys …

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  • 36Elastic bitumen — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …

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  • 37Elastic curve — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …

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  • 38Elastic fluids — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Elastic limit — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …

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  • 40Elastic tissue — Elastic E*las tic ([ e]*l[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr. elay nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. [ e]lastique.] 1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English