anelastic

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-)

Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der.

English an-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder.

Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

New Latin -icus

New Latin elasticusbor.

French élastiquebor.

English elastic

English anelastic

From an- + elastic.

Adjective

anelastic (not comparable)

1. (engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.

Derived terms

• anelastically
• anelastic creep
• anelastic spectrum

Related terms

• inelastic
• nonelastic

Translations

showing no relation between stress and strain

• Portuguese: anelástico

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