Elasticity

//ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti//

"Elasticity" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The waistband has lost its elasticity and now it's all crumbly and itchy.

According to the scientific report, published in the online journal Biofabrication, the printed skin has all the essential parts of the natural skin, such as the dermis (the layer of tissue that contains capillaries, nerve endings and other structures), the epidermis (the layer of cells atop the dermis), the stratum corneum (the horny outer layer), and even the collagen, which gives skin its elasticity and mechanical strength.

This video shows hyperelastic bone being 3-D-printed into forms, absorbing liquid and demonstrating elasticity.

Time and elasticity of boyhood had so closed the sharp but evanescent wound in Billy's heart that he could stand the trial of being groomsman where he had wanted to be groom—more especially since he was supported through the emergency by a little sister of Lottie's who promised to be wondrously like her by the time Billy could stand up in the more enviable capacity.

This material lacks elasticity.

It is in the nature of this language that it can be managed with a good deal of elasticity according to one or another of kindred grammatical systems, just as it is in the nature of any ethnic language that it can be used in regional, social, or individual variations.

The elasticity of this polymer isn't the best suited to our ends.

If the sales of an item drop by 5% when the price increases by 10%, its price elasticity is −0.5.

Given elasticity of demand, there is a strong argument that filling the millions of empty seats through lower fares could actually increase revenue.

Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.

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"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.

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