The waistband has lost its elasticity and now it's all crumbly and itchy.
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Elasticity
//ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "elasticity" (81 found)
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1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesderived
36 entriesaero-hydro-servo-elasticityaero-servo-elasticityaeroelasticityaerothermoelasticityarc elasticitycross elasticity of demandcross-price elasticity of demandelasticity coefficientferroelasticityfibroelasticityhomoelasticityhydroelasticityhyperelasticityhypoelasticityincome elasticity of demandinelasticity
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2 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 38 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- առաձգականություն noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- առաձգականություն noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
- առաձգականություն noun (quality of being elastic)
Bulgarian
2 entries- еластичност noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- еластичност noun (quality of being elastic)
Catalan
2 entries- elasticitat noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticitat noun (quality of being elastic)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 彈性 /弹性 noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 彈性 /弹性 noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Czech
1 entries- pružnost noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Danish
2 entries- elasticitet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticitet noun (quality of being elastic)
Dutch
1 entries- elasticiteit noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Finnish
4 entries- elastisuus noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elastisuus noun (quality of being elastic)
- joustavuus noun (quality of being elastic)
- jousto noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
French
2 entries- élasticité noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- élasticité noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
Galician
3 entries- elasticidade noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticidade noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
- elasticidade noun (quality of being elastic)
Georgian
3 entries- დრეკადობა noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- ელასტიურობა noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- მოქნილობა noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
German
2 entries- Elastizität noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- Elastizität noun (quality of being elastic)
Greek
1 entries- ελαστικότητα noun (quality of being elastic)
Hebrew
1 entries- גְּמִישׁוּת noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रत्यास्थता noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Hungarian
3 entries- rugalmasság noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- rugalmasság noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
- ruganyosság noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Indonesian
2 entries- elastisitas noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- keelastisan noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Irish
3 entries- leaisteachas noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- leaisteachas noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
- leaisteachas noun (quality of being elastic)
Italian
1 entries- elasticità noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Japanese
2 entries- 弾力性 noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- 弾性 noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Kazakh
2 entries- икемділік noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- серпімділік noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Korean
1 entries- 탄력성 noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Malay
3 entries- keanjalan noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- keelastikan noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- kekenyalan noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Manx
3 entries- so-lhoobaght noun (quality of being elastic)
- spinney noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- spinney noun (quality of being elastic)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- elastisitet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elastisitet noun (quality of being elastic)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- elastisitet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elastisitet noun (quality of being elastic)
Polish
2 entries- elastyczność noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- sprężystość noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Portuguese
2 entries- elasticidade noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticidade noun (quality of being elastic)
Romanian
2 entries- elasticitate noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticitate noun (quality of being elastic)
Russian
3 entries- упру́гость noun (quality of being elastic)
- эласти́чность noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- эласти́чность noun (quality of being elastic)
Spanish
2 entries- elasticidad noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elasticidad noun (quality of being elastic)
Swedish
3 entries- elasticitet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- tänjbarhet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- töjbarhet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Tagalog
3 entries- balintang noun (quality of being elastic)
- naynay noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- paigkas noun (quality of being elastic)
Telugu
1 entries- స్థితిస్థాపకత noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Thai
3 entries- ความยืดหยุ่น noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
- ความยืดหยุ่น noun (quality of being elastic)
- สภาพยืดหยุ่น noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Turkish
4 entries- elastikiyet noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elastiklik noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- elastisite noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
- esneklik noun (physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions)
Ukrainian
1 entries- еластичність noun (economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
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.
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This video shows hyperelastic bone being 3-D-printed into forms, absorbing liquid and demonstrating elasticity.
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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.
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