The state or quality of being elastic.

plural of elasticity

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elasticate

Archaic form of elastic.

To add or wrap elastic around something.

plural of elastic / A children's game in which players perform various jumping and trapping manoeuvres on long loops of elastic band stretched between two other players.

present participle of elasticate

(physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance / (mechanics) The inverse of compliance

Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.

(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs. / (countable) An elastic band.