elasticadjective
uk/iˈlæs.tɪk/us/iˈlæs.tɪk/An elastic material is able to stretch and be returned to its original shape or size:
A lot of sportswear is made of very elastic material.
able or likely to be changed:
The project has only just started so any plans are still very elastic.
In this country, time is an elastic concept.
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elasticated
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- malleable
- plastic
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- supple
- tensile
- yield
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elasticnoun [ U ]
uk/iˈlæs.tɪk/us/iˈlæs.tɪk/a type of rubber that is able to stretch and be returned to its original shape or size:
His trousers were held up with a piece of elastic.
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Plastics & rubber
- Bakelite
- Bubble Wrap
- Cellophane
- celluloid
- cling film
- Formica
- injection moulding
- latex
- Lucite
- nurdles
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- polyurethane
- polyvinyl chloride
- Styrofoam
- Teflon
- thermoplastic
- thermosetting
- vinyl
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