Clastic vs Elastic - What's the difference?
clastic | elastic |
made up of parts that are easily removable.
(geology, of rock) made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Made of elastic.
Of clothing, elasticated.
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
springy; bouncy; vivacious
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Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
(countable) An elastic band.
As adjectives the difference between clastic and elastic
is that clastic is made up of parts that are easily removable while elastic is capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.As a noun elastic is
(uncountable) an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.clastic
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(wikipedia clastic)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* clast * volcaniclastic * pyroclasticelastic
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Alternative forms
* elastick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The rope is somewhat elastic , so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- elastic band
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
- 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.
- elastic''' spirits; an '''elastic constitution
Synonyms
* stretchy * stretchableNoun
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.