English Dictionary

elastic

IPA（発音記号）

/iˈlæstɪk/

形容詞

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released. / Made of elastic. / Of clothing, elasticated.

日本語の意味

伸縮性がある：引っ張っても力を抜くと元の形に戻る性質を持つ。 / エラスティック製：ゴムなど、この性質を持つ素材で作られている。 / 衣服などの：伸縮性のある（エラスティック仕様の）衣服や装飾品に用いられる。

She chose elastic wristbands for the workout because they allow free movement.

彼女はトレーニングのために伸縮性のあるリストバンドを選んだ。

意味（1）

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For all reverbation lasts for a short time, and produces new sounds which mix with those which are coming in.

意味（2）

Made of elastic.

elastic band

意味（3）

Of clothing, elasticated.

意味（4）

(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.

Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.

意味（5）

springy; bouncy; vivacious

He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.

意味（6）

Pervasive, all-encompassing.

It was now about six o'clock, and that first freshness was on the air, which is to the day what youth is to life,—so light, so elastic, so sweet, and so brief:...

意味（7）

Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

elastic spirits; an elastic constitution

more elastic （ comparative ）

most elastic （ superlative ）