elasticity (n)
snap (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
examples the waistband had lost its snap
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Hypernym physical property
Derivationally related form elasticity → elastic
Antonym elasticity → inelasticity
Hyponym resilience, resiliency; bounce, bounciness; give, spring, springiness; stretch, stretchiness, stretchability; temper, toughness; elasticity of shear
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Derivationally related form elastic → elasticity
Hyponym physical property
Hypernym resilience, resiliency; bounce, bounciness; give, spring, springiness; stretch, stretchiness, stretchability; temper, toughness; elasticity of shear
Antonym inelasticity → elasticity

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