elasticity
Returns after stretching
Elasticity is the ability to stretch or compress and then return to original form.
Rubber bands have elasticity; clay does not.
The concept extends to economics, where elasticity measures how sensitive one variable is to changes in another: price elasticity of demand describes how much buying behavior shifts when prices change.
Figuratively, elasticity suggests flexibility or adaptability: the elasticity of youth, elasticity in scheduling.
Pull to extend
- reboundReturn after deflection
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- bounceSpring back after impact
- snapSudden sharp sound
springiness · tension · deformation · compression · resilience · flexible · pliable · supple
Ability to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- adjustabilityCapacity for alteration
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
accommodation · resilience · agility · malleability · plasticity · adaptable · yielding · compliance
Structural body protein
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- agingGrowing older over time
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- turgorCellular fluid pressure
hydration · dermal · sagging · plumpness · skincare · retinol · moisture · youthful
Furnish or stock
- substitutesReplacements for originals
- complementsThings that enhance together
- unitaryForming a single entity
- luxuriesNon-essential costly pleasures
stretch
Pull to extend
snap · springiness · tension · deformation · compression · resilience · flexible · pliable · supple · spandex
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- adjustabilityCapacity for alteration
scalability · accommodation · resilience · agility · malleability · plasticity · adaptable · yielding · compliance · modifiability
collagen
Structural body protein
turgor · hydration · dermal · sagging · plumpness · skincare · retinol · moisture · youthful · complexion
supply
Furnish or stock
- substitutesReplacements for originals
- complementsThings that enhance together
- unitaryForming a single entity
- nylonnylon, nylon stockings, polyamide, ripstop, tent fabric
- elasticitystrain, stiffness, stress-strain, springiness, stretch
- material mechanicsstress-strain, tensile strength, strain, ductility, deformation
- rubber industrynatural rubber, synthetic rubber, vulcanization, latex, elastomers
- structural engineeringstructural design, structural analysis, structural steel, structural engineering, stress analysis
- textile propertiesthread count, denier, fineness, tenacity, tensile strength
elasticityrigidity
State of being unbending
inelasticity · inflexibility · stiffness · plasticity · rigidness
- skin elasticityTissue's capacity to return