elastic
adjective
capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded.
nonelastic
-
a word derived from
elastic.
Example Sentences
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A reason to put on nonelastic pants and some lipstick.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020
If we wish to give nonelastic bodies a tone, it will be necessary to make them continue their sound, by repeating our blows quickly upon them.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Thomas Garnett
Changed "nonelastic" to "non-elastic" on page 70: "non-elastic like water."
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones
