elasticity
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original…The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
» The elasticity of this polymer isn't the best suited to our ends.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
Elastizität
эласти́чностьelastíčnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is −0.5.
еластичністьelastyčnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
(countable, uncountable)A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
(countable, uncountable)The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being elastic.
Elastizität
упру́гостьuprúgostʹ, эласти́чностьelastíčnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Adaptability.
Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Examples
4 sentencesThe elasticity of this polymer isn't the best suited to our ends.
The waistband has lost its elasticity and now it's all crumbly and itchy.
This material lacks elasticity.
ruЭтому материалу недостаёт эластичности.
This video shows hyperelastic bone being 3-D-printed into forms, absorbing liquid and demonstrating elasticity.
Translations
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Forms
plural: elasticities| Singular | elasticity |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed:snap
Antonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable