elastic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From New Latin elasticus (“‘elastic’”) < Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (elastēs) for ἐλατής (elatēs), equiv. to ἐλατήρ (elatēr), “‘a driver, hurler’”) < ἐλαύνειν (elaunein), “‘to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /iˈlæs.tɪk/
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- Rhymes: -æstɪk
[edit] Adjective
elastic (comparative more elastic, superlative most elastic)
- Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- Made of elastic.
- elastic band
- Of clothing, elasticated.
- (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
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capable of stretching
elasticated See elasticated
sensitive to changes in price
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[edit] Noun
elastic (countable and uncountable; plural elastics)
- (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.
- (countable) An elastic band.
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material
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elastic band See elastic band
[edit] External links
- elastic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- elastic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- elastic at OneLook® Dictionary Search
