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Traditional English :: elastic
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elastically.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 able to resume its normal bulk or shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
2 springy.
3 (of a person or feelings) buoyant.
4 flexible, adaptable (elastic conscience).
5 Econ. (of demand) variable according to price.
6 Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy. --n. elastic cord or fabric, usu. woven with strips of rubber. elastic band = rubber band (see RUBBER(1) )). elastically adv. elasticity n. elasticize v.tr. (also -ise). [mod.L elasticus f. Gk elastikos propulsive f. elauno drive] |
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Traditional English :: elasticated
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elastically.html - adj.
(of a fabric) made elastic by weaving with rubber thread. |
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Traditional English :: elastic
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elastically.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 able to resume its normal bulk or shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
2 springy.
3 (of a person or feelings) buoyant.
4 flexible, adaptable (elastic conscience).
5 Econ. (of demand) variable according to price.
6 Physics (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy. --n. elastic cord or fabric, usu. woven with strips of rubber. elastic band = rubber band (see RUBBER(1) )). elastically adv. elasticity n. elasticize v.tr. (also -ise). [mod.L elasticus f. Gk elastikos propulsive f. elauno drive] |
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Traditional English :: elasticated
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elastically.html - adj.
(of a fabric) made elastic by weaving with rubber thread. |
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Traditional English :: elastomer
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elastically.html - n. a natural or synthetic rubber or rubber-like plastic. elastomeric adj. [ELASTIC, after isomer] |
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Traditional English :: elasmobranch
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elastically.html - n. Zool. any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Chondrichthyes, e.g. sharks, skates, rays. [mod.L elasmobranchii f. Gk elasmos beaten metal + bragkhia gills] |
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