1. Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
   "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
    
2. Able to adjust readily to different conditions
   "an elastic clause in a contract";
   - flexible, pliable, pliant
    
3. (physics) describes a collision or scattering that involves no loss of particle energy
   "The collision between the billiard balls was nearly elastic"
    
4. (economics) showing proportionally larger changes in demand or supply in response to price changes
   "Movie tickets are elastic, with a 10% price increase typically causing a greater than 10% drop in attendance"

1. A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
   "She secured the stack of documents with an elastic band";
   - rubber band, elastic band
    
2. A fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
   "The waistband of the pants was made of comfortable elastic"

Derived forms: elastics

See also: adaptable, bouncy, chewy, elasticated [Brit], elasticised [Brit], elasticized, expandable, expandible [non-standard], expansible, expansile, fictile, flexible, flexile, live, lively, moldable [N. Amer], mouldable [Brit, Cdn], plastic, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springlike, springy, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, viscoelastic, whippy

Type of: band, cloth, elastic device, fabric, material, textile

Antonym: inelastic

Encyclopedia: Elastic