English-Thai Dictionary

elasticity

N ความยืดหยุ่น  ความอ่อนตัว  ลักษณะ ยืด หด ได้  flexibility resilience springiness kwam-yued-yun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELASTICITY

n.The inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or state, after external pressure, tension or distortion. Thus elastic gum, extended, will contract to its natural dimensions, when the force is removed. Air, when compressed, will, on the removal of the compressing force, instantly dilate and fill its former space.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELASTICITY

E `las *tic "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. élasticité. ]

 

1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.

 

2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork. Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind ), by the strain (of a given kind ) which it produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance. -- Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see Pedal ); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elasticity

e las tic i ty |iˌlaˈstisitē, ēˌla -ɪlæˈstɪsəti | ▶noun 1 the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness: aging can decrease the elasticity of your skin. 2 the ability of something to change and adapt; adaptability. 3 Economics the degree to which a demand or supply is sensitive to changes in price or income. the price elasticity of electricity demand.

 

Oxford Dictionary

elasticity

elasticity |ɛlaˈstɪsɪti, iː -, ɪ- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness: aging can decrease the elasticity of your skin. 2 ability to change and adapt; adaptability. 3 Economics the degree to which a demand or supply is sensitive to changes in price or income. the price elasticity of electricity demand.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

elasticity

elasticity noun 1 the skin's natural elasticity: stretchiness, flexibility, pliancy, suppleness, plasticity, resilience, springiness, give. 2 the elasticity of the term: adaptability, flexibility, adjustability, fluidity, versatility.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

elasticity

elasticity noun 1 the skin's natural elasticity: stretchiness, flexibility, pliancy, suppleness, rubberiness, plasticity, resilience, springiness; informal give. ANTONYMS rigidity. 2 there may be elasticity in a government with a very narrow majority: adaptability, flexibility, adjustability, fluidity, accommodation, versatility, variability, malleability, conformability. ANTONYMS dogmatism.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

elasticity

e las tic i ty /ìːlæstɪ́səti /名詞 U 弾 (力 )性 ; 柔軟性 .