elasticity
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
the waistband had lost its snap
Types & categories
- physical property hypernym
- resilience hyponym
- bounce hyponym
- give hyponym
- stretchiness hyponym
- toughness hyponym
- elasticity of shear hyponym
Related & opposite
- inelasticity antonym
- elastic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | inelasticity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical property |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resilience |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bounce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | give |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretchiness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toughness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elasticity of shear |