Elastizität — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- resilience noun The ability to recover quickly from difficulty.
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
Senses
Elastizität is used for these senses in English:
- flex (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- resilience (physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.
- stretch The ability to lengthen when pulled.
elasticity — full definition
- noun The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
- noun In economics, a measure of how much demand or supply changes in response to a change in price or another factor.
flex — full definition
- verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
- verb To show off or boast, often about wealth, status, or ability (informal).
- noun A flexible insulated electrical cord or cable (chiefly British).
- noun An instance of boasting or showing off (informal).
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