Type and usage of elastic from BoostVocab

elastic

/ɪ'læstɪk/

adjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
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"an elastic clause in a contract"

Similar:

flexible pliable pliant adaptable
noun
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
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Similar:

elastic band rubber band

type of:
band elastic device
noun
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
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type of:
cloth fabric material textile
adjective
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
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"an elastic band" "a youthful and elastic walk"

Similar:

elasticised elasticized expandable expandible expansible expansile fictile bouncy flexible whippy live lively moldable plastic resilient rubberlike rubbery springlike springy stretch stretchable stretchy viscoelastic chewy

Opposite:

inelastic

Examples of elastic

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