Physics: what does elastic mean?
Tutoring physics, the term elastic can surface. The tutor discusses it.
elastic adj:
able to recover its original shape; able to resist permanent deformation after a distorting force is withdrawn.
Referring to a rubber band, it’s not called elastic because it stretches, but rather, because it tends to regain its original shape after the stretching force is released.
Source:
Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics, 5th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.
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