Associations to the word «Elasticity»

Wiktionary

ELASTICITY, noun. (physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under the load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
ELASTICITY, noun. (economics) The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
ELASTICITY, noun. The quality of being elastic.
ELASTICITY, noun. Adaptability.

Dictionary definition

ELASTICITY, noun. The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley