Elastic
Encyclopedia
Elastic may refer to:
- Elastic, a colloquial noun for certain kinds of elastomerElastomerAn elastomer is a polymer with the property of viscoelasticity , generally having notably low Young's modulus and high yield strain compared with other materials. The term, which is derived from elastic polymer, is often used interchangeably with the term rubber, although the latter is preferred...
s and stretchable fabrics - Elastic collisionElastic collisionAn elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies after the encounter is equal to their total kinetic energy before the encounter...
, a term describing collisions in which kinetic energy is conserved - Elastic deformation, a reversible deformation of a material
- Elasticity (physics)Elasticity (physics)In physics, elasticity is the physical property of a material that returns to its original shape after the stress that made it deform or distort is removed. The relative amount of deformation is called the strain....
, the physical property of a material that returns to its original shape - Elasticity (economics)Elasticity (economics)In economics, elasticity is the measurement of how changing one economic variable affects others. For example:* "If I lower the price of my product, how much more will I sell?"* "If I raise the price, how much less will I sell?"...
, a term used to describe the responsiveness of demand or supply - Elastic, an alternative name for the skipping game Chinese jump ropeChinese jump ropeChinese jump rope is a Chinese game resembling the western game of hopscotch.The game is typically played by three players with a rope of about 5–6 feet in length that has been tied into a circle...
- Elastic (album)Elastic (album)Elastic is a 2002 album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. All songs were original compositions.-Track listing:# "Molten Soul"# "Jazz Crimes"# "The Long Way Home"# "Oumou"# "Still Pushin' That Rock"# "Can a Good Thing Last Forever"# "Boogielastic"...
, an album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman - A Rubber bandRubber bandA rubber band is a short length of rubber and latex formed in the shape of a loop and is commonly used to hold multiple objects together...
- Elastic Superheroes (ex, Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, etc.)
See also
- Elasticity (disambiguation)
- Flex (disambiguation)
- Stretch (disambiguation)