anelasticity

[ an-i-la-stis-i-tee, an-ee-la-stis- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the property of a solid in which deformation depends on the time rate of change of stress as well as on the stress itself.

Other Words From

• an·e·las·tic [an-i-, las, -tik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anelasticity¹

an- ¹ + elasticity