elastic

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
2. Made of elastic.
3. Of clothing, elasticated.
4. Sensitive to changes in price.
5. springy; bouncy; vivacious
6. Pervasive, all-encompassing.
7. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

Noun

1. (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
2. (Canada, countable) An elastic band.
3. (Northeastern, US, countable, uncountable) Specifically, a hair tie.

Konzepte

elastisch

dehnbar

Gummiband

federn

federnd

gefügig

geschmeidig

Gummi

nachgeben

spannkräftig

widerstandsfähig

elastischer Stoff

elastisch sein

abfedern

flexibel sein

Dehnbarkeit

Elastizität

Synonyme

flexible

springy

pliable

resilient

rubber band

stretchy

supple

pliant

adaptable

elastic band

telescoping

rubber

expandable

limber

lithe

be extendable

rubbery

tough

live

resistent

slender

slingshot

soft

spring

stretch

stretchable

stretched

tensile

unbigoted

yield

yielding

be springy

unexacting

rubber belt

adaptive

bend

bouncy

constringent

dilate

ductile

elasticated

elastic bandage

enlarge

expand

extend

extensile

flexile

malleable

nonrigid

paddy

Übersetzungen

élastique

elastico

elástico

elástico

elàstic

elastisch

rekbaar

souple

ελαστικός

elastica

soepel

veerkrachtig

elastiek

goma

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/iˈlæstɪk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).