Look up: elastic

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   Elastic
   Having an elasticity greater than one. For a price elasticity of demand, this means that expenditure rises as price falls. For an income elasticity it means that expenditure share rises with income, a superior good. Contrasts with inelastic and unit elastic. Elastic demand for either exports or imports is sufficient to satisfy the Marshall-Lerner condition.
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   Elastic
   Responsive.
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   elastic
   [adj] - able to adjust readily to different conditions 2. [adj] - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression 3. [n] - an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
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   Elastic
   Any substance that will return to its original shape and size after it has been stretched or squashed.
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   Elastic
   Related to tenacity. A bent portion will spring back when pressure is released. Mica flakes are flexible and very elastic whereas talc is is flexible but inelastic.
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   Elastic
   E·las'tic adjective [ Formed from Greek ... to drive; probably akin to Latin alacer lively, brisk, and English alacrity : confer French élastique .] 1. 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 ...
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   Elastic
   E·las'tic noun An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber. [ Colloq.]
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   elastic
   Susceptible of resisting and recovering from stretching, compression or distortion applied by a force. ... Origin: L. Elasticus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   elastic
   flexible adjective able to adjust readily to different conditions; `an adaptable person`; `a flexible personality`; `an elastic clause in a contract`
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    elastic
    adjective capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; `an elastic band`; `a youthful and elastic walk`
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    elastic
    noun a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
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    Elastic
    `Elastic` may refer to: *Elastic collision, a term describing collisions in which kinetic energy is conserved *Elastic deformations, a term describing reversible deformations of materials *Elastic, a colloquial noun for certain kinds of elastomers and stretchable fabrics *Elastic, an alternative name for the skipping game Chinese jump rope *Elastic (album), an album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman *elastiC (Programming Language),see www.elast...
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    elastic
    (e-las´tik) capable of resuming normal shape after distortion.
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    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. • (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twiste...
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    elastic
    (L. elasticus) susceptible of resisting and recovering from stretching, compression or distortion applied by a force.
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    elastic
    elastic 1. Tending to resume its initial shape after being stretched or bent. 2. A rubber band used in dental appliances. 3. Easily resuming original shape after being stretched or expanded; flexible; springy; rebounding. 4. In physics, returning to or capable of returning to an initial form or state after deformation. 5. Quick to recover, as from disa...
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    Elastic
    Having an elasticity greater than one. For a price elasticity of demand, this means that expenditure rises as price falls. For an income elasticity it means that expenditure share rises with income, a superior good. Contrasts with inelastic and unit elastic. Elastic demand for either exports or imports is sufficient to satisfy the Marshall-Lerner ...
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