Alternativa stavningar

Synonymer

Uttal

  • Uttal:
    • IPA: /ə.ˈlæs.tɪk/
  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ə.ˈlæs.tɪk]
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /i.ˈlæs.tɪk/
Översättning
Adjektiv
1.elastik

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
  2. Made of elastic.
  3. Of clothing, elasticated.
  4. (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
  5. springy; bouncy; vivacious
  6. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

Substantiv

  1. (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
  2. (countable) An elastic band.

Exempel

  • 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
  • Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.

Böjningsformer

Pluralelastics
Komparativmore elastic
Superlativmost elastic

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