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# elastic

«elastic» in Mova's school dictionary: **a material that stretches and then goes back to its…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (elastic, uncountable; an elastic band); adjective (elastic, more elastic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Elastic is a material that stretches and then goes back to its shape, often sewn into clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m1)

2) Elastic describes anything that can stretch and spring back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m2)

3) An elastic band is a rubber band. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m3)

4) Elastic can also describe thoughts or plans that change easily to suit a situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials and forces, elastic materials stretch when pulled and return when let go; pupils test elastic bands and springs. In everyday life elastic holds up trousers and keeps masks on. Phrases: «elastic band», «hair elastic», «the elastic has gone».

### examples

- My trousers have elastic at the waist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x1)
- Put an elastic band round the cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x2)
- Rubber is an elastic material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x3)
- We stretched the elastic band and measured how long it got. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x4)
- The elastic in my sock has gone loose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x5)
- She tied her hair back with an elastic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x6)
- Don't flick elastic bands at people; they can hurt eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x7)
- His thoughts were so elastic, his heart so tender; and involuntarily he picked one of the nearest flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/#x8)

### note

As a noun it is usually uncountable (some elastic); «an elastic» means a hair band or rubber band. In science, «elastic» means it returns to shape; if it stays stretched, it is «plastic» in the science sense. Pull too hard and an elastic material snaps.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «elastic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elastic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.