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elasticity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɛl.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (US)
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• /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (US)
• /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (UK)
• [ɛɫ.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] (US)
• [ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English elasticity From elastic + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
2. (countable, uncountable) The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
   • Given elasticity of demand, there is a strong argument that filling the millions of empty seats through lower fares could actually increase revenue. 2022 November 30, Anthony Lambert, “Rail fares fit for the 21st century”, in RAIL, number 971, page 43:
   • If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is −0.5.
3. (countable, uncountable) A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
4. (countable, uncountable) A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
5. (countable, uncountable) The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
6. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being elastic.
7. (countable, uncountable) Adaptability.
   • Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
   • "I'll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you." She laughed at the elasticity of my character. 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

microelasticity · fibroelasticity · nonelasticity · thermoelasticity · neuroelasticity · income elasticity of demand · modulus of elasticity · price elasticity of demand · cross-price elasticity of demand · aero-servo-elasticity · aerothermoelasticity · cross elasticity of demand · price elasticity of supply · pseudoelasticity · magneto-electro-thermo-elasticity · elasticity coefficient · viscoelasticity · aeroelasticity · arc elasticity · hypoelasticity · superelasticity · magnetoelasticity · hyperelasticity · piezoelasticity · semi-elasticity · aero-hydro-servo-elasticity · unelasticity · homoelasticity · morphoelasticity · inelasticity · photoelasticity · hydroelasticity · thermo-electro-magneto-elasticity · ferroelasticity · linear elasticity · poroelasticity

Synonyms

point elasticity

Translations (82)

gv so-lhoobaght (quality of being elastic) · fi kimmoisuus (quality of being elastic) · tl balintang (quality of being elastic) · tr elastiklik (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · nn elastisitet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ro elasticitate (quality of being elastic) · de Elastizität (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · fi jousto (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · hu rugalmasság (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · hy առաձգականություն (quality of being elastic) · tr esneklik (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ga leaisteachas (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · gl elasticidade (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · gv spinney (quality of being elastic) · el ελαστικότητα (quality of being elastic) · fi joustavuus (quality of being elastic) · ja 弾性 (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · bg еластичност (quality of being elastic) · nb elastisitet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · tl naynay (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · te స్థితిస్థాపకత (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · fr élasticité (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · cs pružnost (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · uk еластичність (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · sv tänjbarhet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · th สภาพยืดหยุ่น (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ms kekenyalan (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · kk серпімділік (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · fi elastisuus (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · it elasticità (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · bg еластичност (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · id elastisitas (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · pl sprężystość (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ko 탄력성 (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ka დრეკადობა (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · es elasticidad (quality of being elastic) · ka ელასტიურობა (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · es elasticidad (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · pt elasticidade (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · pt elasticidade (quality of being elastic) · fi kimmoisuus (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ro elasticitate (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · da elasticitet (quality of being elastic) · da elasticitet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · id keelastisan (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ru эласти́чность (quality of being elastic) · ga leaisteachas (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · pl elastyczność (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · he גְּמִישׁוּת (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · nn elastisitet (quality of being elastic) · gv spinney (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · sv elasticitet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ms keanjalan (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · hu rugalmasság (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · fr élasticité (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ca elasticitat (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · hy առաձգականություն (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · gl elasticidade (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · cmn 彈性 /弹性 (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · fi elastisuus (quality of being elastic) · yue 彈性 /弹性 (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ru эласти́чность (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ru упру́гость (quality of being elastic) · ca elasticitat (quality of being elastic) · gl elasticidade (quality of being elastic) · sv töjbarhet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ms keelastikan (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · de Elastizität (quality of being elastic) · nl elasticiteit (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · nb elastisitet (quality of being elastic) · hu ruganyosság (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ka მოქნილობა (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · tr elastikiyet (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ja 弾力性 (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · kk икемділік (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · ga leaisteachas (quality of being elastic) · hi प्रत्यास्थता (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · th ความยืดหยุ่น (quality of being elastic) · th ความยืดหยุ่น (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable) · tr elastisite (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · hy առաձգականություն (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions) · tl paigkas (quality of being elastic)