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elastic 1. (of a body or material) capable of returning to its original shape after compression, expansion, stretching, or other deformation 2. (of gases) capable of expanding spontaneously 3. Physics (of collisions) involving no overall change in translational kinetic energy 4. made of elastic 5. tape, cord, or fabric containing interwoven strands of flexible rubber or similar substance allowing it to stretch and return to its original shape 6. Chiefly US and Canadian something made of elastic, such as a rubber band or a garter elastic [i′las·tik] (mechanics) Capable of sustaining deformation without permanent loss of size or shape. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Be it said, that though I had felt such a strong repugnance to his smoking in the bed the night before, yet see how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when love once comes to bend them. When it is impossible to stretch the very elastic threads of historical ratiocination any farther, when actions are clearly contrary to all that humanity calls right or even just, the historians produce a saving conception of "greatness. That blubber is something of the consistence of firm, close-grained beef, but tougher, more elastic and compact, and ranges from eight or ten to twelve and fifteen inches in thickness. |
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