| NOUN | attribute | elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
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| Sounds | iy.lae.stih'sahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed. | |
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| Synonym | snap | |
| Narrower | bounce, bounciness | The quality of a substance that is able to rebound |
| elasticity of shear | The elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force | |
| give, spring, springiness | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length | |
| resilience, resiliency | The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit | |
| stretch, stretchiness, stretchability | The capacity for being stretched | |
| temper, toughness | The elasticity and hardness of a metal object | |
| Broader | physical property | Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
| Opposite | inelasticity | The lack of elasticity |
| Spanish | elasticidad | |
| Catalan | elasticitat | |
| Adjectives | elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression |
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