elastance

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Noun

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elastance (countable and uncountable, plural elastances)

  1. (physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
  2. (mechanics) The inverse of compliance.
  3. (medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.
    Antonym: compliance

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