| slovo | definícia |
elastic
(mass) | elastic
- pružný, elastický, gumový, guma |
elastic
(encz) | elastic,elastický Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elastic
(encz) | elastic,guma |
elastic
(encz) | elastic,gumový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
elastic
(encz) | elastic,pružný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Elastic
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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Elastic
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\, n.
An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders,
etc., made in part of India rubber. [Colloq.]
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elastic
(wn) | elastic
adj 1: capable of resuming original shape after stretching or
compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and
elastic walk" [ant: inelastic]
2: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable
person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a
contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant]
n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such
as papers) together [syn: rubber band, elastic band,
elastic]
2: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
elastický
(msas) | elastický
- elastic, flexible |
elasticky
(msasasci) | elasticky
- elastic, flexible |
coefficient of elasticity
(encz) | coefficient of elasticity, n: |
cross elasticity
(encz) | cross elasticity, |
demand elasticity
(encz) | demand elasticity,elasticita poptávky Zdeněk Broždemand elasticity,pružnost poptávky Zdeněk Brož |
elastic band
(encz) | elastic band, n: |
elastic bandage
(encz) | elastic bandage, n: |
elastic demand
(encz) | elastic demand,elastická (pružná) poptávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačelastic demand,elastická poptávka Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elastic device
(encz) | elastic device, n: |
elastic energy
(encz) | elastic energy, n: |
elastic modulus
(encz) | elastic modulus, n: |
elastic potential energy
(encz) | elastic potential energy, n: |
elastic supply
(encz) | elastic supply,elastická nabídka Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elastic tissue
(encz) | elastic tissue, n: |
elasticised
(encz) | elasticised, adj: |
elasticity
(encz) | elasticity,elasticita n: Zdeněk Broželasticity,pružnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
elasticity of demand
(encz) | elasticity of demand,pružnost poptávky Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elasticity of expectations
(encz) | elasticity of expectations,elasticita očekávání [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
elasticity of shear
(encz) | elasticity of shear, n: |
elasticity of supply
(encz) | elasticity of supply,pružnost nabídky Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elasticized
(encz) | elasticized,elastikovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
gum elastic
(encz) | gum elastic, n: |
inelastic
(encz) | inelastic,neelastický adj: Zdeněk Brožinelastic,nepružný adj: Zdeněk Brožinelastic,nepřizpůsobivý Mgr. Dita Gálová |
inelastic demand
(encz) | inelastic demand,nepružná poptávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
inelasticity
(encz) | inelasticity,neelastičnost n: Zdeněk Brožinelasticity,nepružnost n: Zdeněk Brožinelasticity,nepřizpůsobivost n: Zdeněk Brožinelasticity,strnulost n: Zdeněk Brož |
modulus of elasticity
(encz) | modulus of elasticity, n: |
nonelastic
(encz) | nonelastic,neelastický nonelastic,neohebný nonelastic,nepružný |
perfectly elastic demand
(encz) | perfectly elastic demand,dokonale pružná poptávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
perfectly elastic supply
(encz) | perfectly elastic supply,dokonale pružná nabídka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
perfectly inelastic demand
(encz) | perfectly inelastic demand,zcela nepružná poptávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
perfectly inelastic supply
(encz) | perfectly inelastic supply,zcela nepružná nabídka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
supply elasticity
(encz) | supply elasticity, |
unit elastic demand
(encz) | unit elastic demand,jednotková elastická poptávka [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
unit elasticity
(encz) | unit elasticity, |
unitary elasticity
(encz) | unitary elasticity, |
viscoelastic
(encz) | viscoelastic, adj: |
elasticita
(czen) | elasticita,elasticityn: Zdeněk Brož |
elasticita očekávání
(czen) | elasticita očekávání,elasticity of expectations[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
elasticita poptávky
(czen) | elasticita poptávky,demand elasticity Zdeněk Brož |
elastická (pružná) poptávka
(czen) | elastická (pružná) poptávka,elastic demand[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
elastická nabídka
(czen) | elastická nabídka,elastic supply Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elastická poptávka
(czen) | elastická poptávka,elastic demand Mgr. Dita Gálová |
elastický
(czen) | elastický,elastic Mgr. Dita Gálováelastický,flexibleadj: Zdeněk Broželastický,rubberyadj: Zdeněk Broželastický,stretchyadj: Zdeněk Brož |
jednotková elastická poptávka
(czen) | jednotková elastická poptávka,unit elastic demand[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
neelastický
(czen) | neelastický,inelasticadj: Zdeněk Brožneelastický,nonelastic neelastický,unstretchableadj: Zdeněk Brož |
Castilloa elastica
(gcide) | Ule \U"le\ ([=u]"l[-e]), n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and
Castilloa Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its
milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree.
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Coefficient of elasticity
(gcide) | Elasticity \E`las*tic"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[a^]s*t[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.
[Cf. F. ['e]lasticit['e].]
1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in
bodies by which they recover their former figure or
dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or
altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to
rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity
of the air.
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2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or
overwork; -- usually referred to as resilience[3].
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Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a
given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it
produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance.
Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an
ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surface used in explaining the
phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the
elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.
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Elastic
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
[1913 Webster]Elastic \E*las"tic\, n.
An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders,
etc., made in part of India rubber. [Colloq.]
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elastic band
(gcide) | rubber band \rub"ber band"\, n.
A closed loop of rubber usually having a thin rectangular
cross-section; also called elastic band; -- it varies in
length from the circumference of a finger to several inches,
and is usually used to hold several objects together
temporarily, by the tension exerted when the band is
stretched and fitted around the objects to be held; as, to
hold a pack of cards together with a rubber band.
[PJC]elastic band \e*las"tic band"\, n.
Same as rubber band.
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Elastic bitumen
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
[1913 Webster]Elaterite \El"a*ter*ite\, n. (Min.)
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in
soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc,
and elastic bitumen.
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elastic bitumen
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
[1913 Webster]Elaterite \El"a*ter*ite\, n. (Min.)
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in
soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc,
and elastic bitumen.
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Elastic curve
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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Elastic fluid
(gcide) | Fluid \Flu"id\, n.
A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among
themselves.
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Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as
species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy,
the term was sometimes applied to electricity and
magnetism, as in phrases electric fluid, magnetic
fluid, though not strictly appropriate; such usage has
disappeared.
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Fluid dram, or Fluid drachm, a measure of capacity equal
to one eighth of a fluid ounce.
Fluid ounce.
(a) In the United States, a measure of capacity, in
apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of
a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is
about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.
(b) In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth
part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight
of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains.
Fluids of the body. (Physiol.) The circulating blood and
lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal
juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle
serum are the more important fluids of the body. The
tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined
water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo
with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per
cent of water.
Burning fluid, Elastic fluid, Electric fluid, {Magnetic
fluid}, etc. See under Burning, Elastic, etc.
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Elastic fluids
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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Elastic gum
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
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Elastic limit
(gcide) | Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf.
F. limite; -or from E. limit, v. See Limit, v. t.]
1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or
confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent;
as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the
limits of human knowledge or endeavor.
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As eager of the chase, the maid
Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed. --Pope.
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2. The space or thing defined by limits.
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The archdeacon hath divided it
Into three limits very equally. --Shak.
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3. That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period
itself; the full time or extent.
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The dateless limit of thy dear exile. --Shak.
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The limit of your lives is out. --Shak.
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4. A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
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I prithee, give no limits to my tongue. --Shak.
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5. (Logic & Metaph.) A determining feature; a distinguishing
characteristic; a differentia.
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6. (Math.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one
continually approaches, and may differ from it by less
than any given difference, but to which, under the law of
variation, the variable can never become exactly
equivalent.
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Elastic limit. See under Elastic.
Prison limits, a definite, extent of space in or around a
prison, within which a prisoner has liberty to go and
come.
Syn: Boundary; border; edge; termination; restriction; bound;
confine.
[1913 Webster]Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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Elastic tissue
(gcide) | Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.
'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,
and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]
1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
returning to the form from which a substance is bent,
drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of
rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;
India rubber is elastic.
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Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of
elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,
when the force is removed, to its former position.
--Paley.
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2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to
recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic
spirits; an elastic constitution.
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Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
Elastic curve.
(a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed
horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.
(b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of
an originally straight bar under any system of bending
forces. --Rankine.
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding
in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as
the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.
Elastic limit (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,
stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return
to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the
unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.
Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly
proportional to the stress producing it.
Elastic tissue (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue
consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers
which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.
Gum elastic, caoutchouc.
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Elastical
(gcide) | Elastical \E*las"tic*al\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]*kal), a.
Elastic. [R.] --Bentley.
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Elastically
(gcide) | Elastically \E*las"tic*al*ly\, adv.
In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring.
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Elasticity
(gcide) | Elasticity \E`las*tic"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[a^]s*t[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.
[Cf. F. ['e]lasticit['e].]
1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in
bodies by which they recover their former figure or
dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or
altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to
rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity
of the air.
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2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or
overwork; -- usually referred to as resilience[3].
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Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a
given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it
produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance.
Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an
ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surface used in explaining the
phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the
elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.
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elasticized
(gcide) | elasticized \elasticized\ adj.
made with strands or inserts of elastic, allowing it to
stretch; -- of fabrics; as, slacks with an elasticized
waistband.
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