elastic

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

   “The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.”

2. sıfat Made of elastic.

   “elastic band”

3. sıfat Of clothing, elasticated.
4. sıfat Sensitive to changes in price.

   “Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.”

5. sıfat springy; bouncy; vivacious

   “He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.”

6. sıfat Pervasive, all-encompassing.

   “It was now about six o'clock, and that first freshness was on the air, which is to the day what youth is to life,—so light, so elastic, so sweet, and so brief:...”

7. sıfat Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

   “elastic spirits; an elastic constitution”

8. isim An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.

   “running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt”

9. isim An elastic band.
10. isim Specifically, a hair tie.