inelasticity

Definitions of inelasticity
  1. noun
    the lack of elasticity
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    antonyms:
    elasticity
    the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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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
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