Elasticity is the ability of a material to return to its original shape and size after being stretched, compressed, twisted or bent. Elastic deformation (change of shape or size) lasts only as long as a deforming force is applied to the object, and...

Just about every solid material possesses some degree of elasticity, as do most liquids. The key to determining whether a substance is elastic is to apply a force to it; with sufficient force, the substance should change its size, shape, or volume. If,...

Ability of a deformed material body to return to its original shape and size when the forces causing deformation are removed. Most solids show some elastic behaviour, but there is usually a limit—the material's “elastic...

A property exhibited by some substances to deform their shape under a load and to regain their original configuration when the load is...

Elasticity may refer to: Elasticity (physics), continuum mechanics of bodies which deform reversibly under stress Various uses are derived from this physical sense of the term, especially in economics: Elasticity (economics), a general term for a ratio...