elastic has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ adjective ] capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

Examples

"an elastic band" "a youthful and elastic walk"

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

This has an interesting analogy with the assumption stated by Philippoff that `` the deformational mechanics of elastic solids can be applied to flowing solutions '' .

From this and the force of deformation it should be possible to calculate the elastic energy of deformation which should be equal to the * * f calculated from the pressure normal to the shearing face .

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

his quill drawings had a scratchiness , suggesting skin texture ; the clay he used plastically to suggest soft moving flesh , as in an abdomen , in a reclining torso ; the wax he smoothed_over to give the body surface an elastic pull .

2
[ adjective ] able to adjust readily to different conditions

Examples

"an adaptable person" "a flexible personality" "an elastic clause in a contract"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

For three years , since the liquor territorial conference , Torrio had , with his elastic patience , and because he knew that retaliation could cause only violent warfare and disaster to business , tolerated O_'_Banion 's impudent double-crossing .

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adaptable

3
[ noun ] a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

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band elastic_device

4
[ noun ] (clothing) an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

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fabric

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