Elastic vs Viscoelasticity - What's the difference?
elastic | viscoelasticity |
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.
(physics) The property of a material that is both viscous and elastic
(physics) The branch of rheology that studies such materials
As nouns the difference between elastic and viscoelasticity
is that elastic is an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs while viscoelasticity is the property of a material that is both viscous and elastic.As an adjective elastic
is capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.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.