What is the difference between elastic and slingshot?
elastic | slingshot |
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.
A Y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
To move in a manner resembling a slingshot.
Especially, to use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
As nouns the difference between elastic and slingshot
is that elastic is (uncountable) an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs while slingshot is a y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.As a adjective 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 verb slingshot is
to use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.elastic
English
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.
