elastic
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Example
“The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.”
Other meanings
Made of elastic.
“elastic band”
Of clothing, elasticated.
Synonyms
- stretchy
Related words
- elastic fiber
- elasticated
- elastic band
- elasticity
- elastic recovery
- elasticize
- elasto-
- ferroelastic
- fibroelastic
- hydroelastic
- hyperelastic
- hypoelastic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἐλαστός".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “elastic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.