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