inelasticity

Antonyms:

elasticity, snap

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

Types:

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deadness

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

stiffness

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

rigidity, rigidness

the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

inflexibility, inflexibleness

a lack of physical flexibility

Type of:

physical property

any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions