elasticity

Noun
  1. The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed (synset 105027524)
    "the waistband had lost its snap"
    is a type of: physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
    subtypes:
    • resilience, resiliency - the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
    • bounce, bounciness - the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
    • give, spring, springiness - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
    • stretch, stretchability, stretchiness - the capacity for being stretched
    • temper, toughness - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
    • elasticity of shear - the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force
    same as: snap

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