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elasticidade — 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.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

elasticidade is used for these senses in English:

  • stretch The ability to lengthen when pulled.

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.

stretch — full definition

  1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
  2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
  3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
  4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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