elasticity
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- n the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- Soft, smooth and lightweight, this particular form of "sea leather" has a natural elasticity that won't sag after a dip.
- It is called elasticity imaging and, unlike a biopsy, involves no needles or scalpels.
- Frieden says the price elasticity of tobacco is "rigorously defined": as costs rise, people stop smoking.