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joustavuus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compliance noun The act of following rules, laws, or requests set by others.
  • elasticity noun The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
  • flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
  • flexibility noun The physical ability to bend or stretch easily without damage.
  • give verb To hand over or transfer something to someone.
  • pliability noun The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.

Senses

joustavuus is used for these senses in English:

  • compliance (mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  • elasticity The quality of being elastic.
  • flex (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
  • flexibility The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
  • give The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience.

elasticity — full definition

  1. noun The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
  2. noun In economics, a measure of how much demand or supply changes in response to a change in price or another factor.

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