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English to English noun
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the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |  | Example: the waistband had lost its snap
source: wordnet30
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The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. | | source: webster1913
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