elastic
adjective
[ ɪˈlastɪk ]
• (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed.
• "a tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm"
Similar:
stretchy,
stretchable,
springy,
flexible,
pliant,
pliable,
supple,
yielding,
rubbery,
elasticized,
plastic,
recoiling,
resilient,
bouncy,
elasticated,
tensible,
• able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable.
• "the definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country"
Similar:
adaptable,
flexible,
adjustable,
pliant,
compliant,
accommodating,
malleable,
variable,
fluid,
versatile,
conformable,
easy,
• (of demand or supply) sensitive to changes in price or income.
• "the labour supply is very elastic"
• (of a collision) involving no decrease of kinetic energy.
elastic
noun
• cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.
• "a polythene bag tied with elastic"
Origin:
mid 17th century (originally describing a gas in the sense ‘expanding spontaneously to fill the available space’): from modern Latin elasticus, from Greek elastikos ‘propulsive’, from elaunein ‘to drive’.
