Elastic

e-las′tik, adj. having a tendency to recover the original form: springy: able to recover quickly a former state or condition after a shock: flexible: yielding.— n. a piece of string, cord, . made elastic by having india-rubber woven in it.— adv. Elas′tically .— ns. Elastic′ity , springine : power to recover from depre ion; Elas′ticne . [Coined from Gr. elastikos , elaunein , fut. elasein , to drive.]