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# elasticity

noun (uncountable)

«elasticity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The ability of a material to stretch or bend and then go back to its original shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#m1)
2. (money) How much the amount people buy changes when the price changes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, rubber bands, springs and balloons show elasticity; pupils test materials by stretching them and measuring. Skin and muscles also have elasticity. In economics, it describes how people react to prices. Phrases: «lose its elasticity», «elastic limit».

### Examples

- Rubber bands have great elasticity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x1)
- The old elastic in my trousers has lost its elasticity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x2)
- We tested the elasticity of different materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x3)
- Skin loses some elasticity as people get older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x4)
- A trampoline works because of the elasticity of its mat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x5)
- Springs have elasticity until you stretch them too far. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: elastic. Pronounced «ee-las-TIS-i-tee». In science, if you stretch something past its «elastic limit», it will not return to its shape.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elasticity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elasticity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elasticity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elasticity.html) on Mova free.