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A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
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The property of being anelastic.
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(chemistry) chemical stability
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(physics) A measure of how compact a granular material is.
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The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
adj
of or related to contraction
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(countable) The extent to which something is contractive.
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The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
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Capability of swelling or stretching
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(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
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(medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards. Opposite of compliance
adj
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
n
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
adj
Obsolete form of elastic. [Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.]
adj
Resembling or characteristic of elastic, especially in being stretchy.
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(physics) The condition of showing both elastic and plastic properties, typically as a result of being stretched beyond an elastic limit
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Quality or degree of being elastoviscous.
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(obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
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(obsolete) Acting force; elasticity.
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The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
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The condition of being fibroelastic
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(countable) The degree to which a molecule is fluxional
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The condition of being homoelastic
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The quality of being hydroelastic
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the condition of being hypercontractile
adj
(biology) Exceptionally elastic
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(medicine) Excessive elasticity.
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The condition of being hypoelastic
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting a constant elasticity.
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The ability of a membrane or other material to resist cracking when flexed after it has been cooled to a low temperature.
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An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
adj
(of a fabric) That stretches in one direction only
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The condition of being morphoelastic
adj
(biology) In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
n
The property of being permeable.
adj
(biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.
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The state or condition of being plastic.
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(physics) the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)
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The quality of being polystable.
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The state or condition of being poroelastic.
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The condition of being porohyperelastic
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The quality of being pseudoplastic.
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(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.
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Elasticity: the property of a body springing back to its original form after compression, stretching, etc.
adv
In a stretchable way; elastically.
n
The action of a supercontacter
adj
(biology) Capable of dispersal over a great distance
n
(physics, engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
n
The capacity to be expanded by exposure to heat.
adj
Having the capacity to be expanded by exposure to heat.
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The state or degree of being thermoplastic.
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(countable) The extent to which something is thermostable
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(uncountable) The condition of being viscoplastic.
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