Adjective: inelastic ,i-ni'las-tik
- Not elastic; resistant to stretching or change in shape
"The inelastic fabric held its form"
- Inflexible or unresponsive to change
"The schedule proved inelastic despite our requests for modification"
- (economics) having little or no response to changes in price or income
"The demand for basic necessities is relatively inelastic"
- (physics) involving loss of kinetic energy during collision or interaction
"Inelastic collisions result in energy conversion to heat"
See also: dead, inflexible, nonresilient, springless, unbendable
Antonym: elastic
Encyclopedia: Inelastic