Look up: elastic


  1. 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 impo...
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/e.html

  2. Elastic
    Responsive.
    Found op http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/glossary/index.htm?glosid=577

  3. 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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=elastic

  4. Elastic
    Any substance that will return to its original shape and size after it has been stretched or squashed.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20442

  5. 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.
    Found op http://www.quartznall.co.uk/azhealthguide.htm

  6. 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/16

  7. Elastic
    E·las'tic noun An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber. [ Colloq.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/16

  8. elastic
    Susceptible of resisting and recovering from stretching, compression or distortion applied by a force. ... Origin: L. Elasticus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?elastic

  9. elastic
    flexible adjective able to adjust readily to different conditions; `an adaptable person`; `a flexible personality`; `an elastic clause in a contract`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elastic

  10. elastic
    adjective capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; `an elastic band`; `a youthful and elastic walk`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elastic



  1. elastic
    noun a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elastic

  2. elastic
    (e-las´tik) capable of resuming normal shape after distortion.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. 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 wh...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/elastic/

  4. elastic
    (L. elasticus) susceptible of resisting and recovering from stretching, compression or distortion applied by a force.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio28.html

  5. 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 s...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/4284/

  6. 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 impo...
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/e.html

  7. Elastic
    Elastic is a fabric made from interwoven threads of India rubber. By 1830
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PE.HTM

  8. Elastic
    [album] Elastic is a 2002 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. All songs were original compositions. ==Track listing== ==Personnel== ==External Links and Sources== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_(album)

  9. elastic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-las′tik Definitions: 1. Having the property of returning to the original shape after being stretched, compressed, bent, or otherwise distorted. 2. A rubber or plastic band used in orthodontics as either a primary or adjunctive source of force to move teeth. The...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=28183

  10. elastic
    1) Adaptable 2) Adjustable 3) Apt to snap back? 4) Band composition 5) Bouncy 6) Boxers ring 7) Brief feature 8) Chewy 9) Ductile 10) Elasticised 11) Elasticized 12) Expandable 13) Expandible 14) Expans...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/elastic/1

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