ELASTICITY

n. E-la2st-i2s'i2t-i2. Lat., elastic it as. Fr., elanticite. Ger., Elastic it at. It., elasticitd. Sp., elastic i dad. 1. The property by which certain bodies resume their original form or volume immediately on the ce ation of any force that has disturbed them. The word is sometimes used improperly to denote flexibility. 2. Figuratively, the ability to regain one's equanimity promptly after it has been disturbed. Coefficient of e. See Modulus of e. Modulus of e. The measure of the elastic force of any substance as shown in traction, compre ion, flexion, and torsion; expre ed by the ratio of the force used to the work accomplished on a unit of material. [L, 87 (a, 27).] ELASTICO-MUSCULAIRE (Fr.), adi. A-la3s-te-ko-mtis-kuIa2r. Elastic and at the same time muscular. [A, 385 (o, 21).] [s. 668]