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Definition: Inelastic |
InelasticAdjective1. Not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inelastic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1877. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| INS | English | Inelastic Neutron Scattering | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Antonym: elastic (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fluidity | Fluid, inelastic fluid; liquid, liquor; lymph, humor, juice, sap, serum, blood, serosity, gravy, rheum, ichor, sanies; chyle. |
Inelasticity | Adjective: unyielding, inelastic, inflexible. (soft); irresilient. |
Softness | Adjective: soft, tender, supple; pliant, pliable; flexible, flexile; lithe, lithesome; lissom, limber, plastic; ductile; tractile, tractable; malleable, extensile, sequacious, inelastic; aluminous; remollient. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Inelastic |
| English words defined with "inelastic": Inductile, Irresilient ♦ sinew ♦ tendon ♦ Unelastic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inelastic": Brinton's disease ♦ Dictionary ♦ inelastic bending, inelastic buckling, inelastic collision, inelastic deformation, inelastic scattering, inelastic scattering cross-section, inelastic torsion ♦ Laspeyres index, leather-bottle stomach, linitis, linitis plastica ♦ Price elasticity of demand ♦ radiative inelastic scattering ♦ Spectroscopy, Mossbauer ♦ thermal inelastic scattering, thermal inelastic scattering cross-section, thermoplastics. (references) |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DICTIONARY, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Inelastic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inelastic" is used about 70 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 70 | 39,981 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inelastic": inelastic bending ♦ inelastic buckling ♦ inelastic collision ♦ inelastic deformation ♦ inelastic demand ♦ inelastic scattering ♦ inelastic torsion ♦ inelastic vs elastic ♦ radiative inelastic scattering ♦ thermal inelastic scattering. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "inelastic": interest-inelastic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inelastic | 12 |
collision inelastic | 6 |
demand inelastic | 5 |
elastic inelastic | 2 |
inelastic price | 2 |
collision elastic inelastic | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inelastic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i palakueshëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | غير مرن, عنيد (adamant, asinine, contrary, coriaceous, die hard, dogged, dour, fractious, hardheaded, headstrong, heady, implacable, incorrigible, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, inveterate, irreconcilable, mulish, nagging, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, ornery, peevish, persevering, pertinacious, perverse, piggish, pigheaded, refractory, rigid, scabrous, scratchy, self willed, stiff, stiff necked, stout, stubborn, sullen, tenacious, thwart, uncompromising, unruly, unwilling, unyielding, wilful, willful, wrongheaded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скован (angular, benumbed, constrained, rigid, starch, starchy, stark, stiff), твърдо установен, негъвкав, нееластичен (stiff), неподвижен (at rest, attached, fast, fixed, immobile, motionless, moveless, put, quiescent, rigid, sessile, set, slack, stationary, statuesque, steadfast, still, stirless, stock-still, unacted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 弹性 (inelasticity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neelastický. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | uelastisk torsion (inelastic torsion), uelastisk system (inelastic system), uelastisk stoed (inelastic collision), uelastisk spredningstværsnit (inelastic scattering cross-section), uelastisk spredning (inelastic scattering), uelastisk sammenstoed (inelastic collision), uelastisk krumning (inelastic buckling), uelastisk kollision (inelastic collision), uelastisk bøjning (inelastic bending), tværsnit for uelastisk spredning (inelastic scattering cross-section), tværsnit for termisk uelastisk spredning (thermal inelastic scattering cross-section), termisk uelastisk spredning (thermal inelastic scattering), radiativ uelastisk spredning (radiative inelastic scattering), plastisk deformation (creeping, flow, inelastic deformation, irreversible deformation, permanent deformation, permanent set, permanent set yielding, plastic deformation, pushing, residual deformation, set, set yielding), blivende formaendring (inelastic deformation, irreversible deformation, permanent deformation, permanent set, permanent set yielding, plastic deformation, residual deformation, residual strain, set, set yielding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | inelastische verstrooiing (inelastic scattering), inelastische collisie (inelastic collision), inelastische botsing (inelastic collision), thermische inelastische verstrooiing (thermal inelastic scattering), stralende inelastische verstrooiing (radiative inelastic scattering), plastische vervorming (chipless machining, forming, inelastic deformation, irreversible deformation, metal forming, permanent deformation, permanent set, permanent set yielding, plastic deformation, residual deformation, set, set yielding, working without stock removal), onelastische botsing (inelastic collision), onelastisch systeem (inelastic system), doorsnede voor thermische inelastische verstrooiing (thermal inelastic scattering cross-section), doorsnede voor inelastische verstrooiing (inelastic scattering cross-section), blijvende vervorming (inelastic deformation, irreversible deformation, permanent deformation, permanent set, permanent set yielding, plastic deformation, residual deformation, residual set, residual strain, set, set yielding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | ناجهنده , غیرقابل انعطاف (Uncompromising), تغییرناپذیر (Immutable, Ireversible, Unalterable), سفت (Astringent, Callous, Concrete, Fast, Hard, Ironclad, Stark, Stiff, Taut, Tenacious, Tense, Thick, Tight, Tough, Wiry), سرکش (Disobedient, Indomitable, Insubordinate, Irrepressible, Malcontent, Malignant, Naughty, Random, Rebel, Rebellious, Recalcitrant, Refractory, Restive, Rowdy, Turbulent, Undaunted, Unruly, Unyielding, Wanton), شق (Prick, Stiff, Taut, Tough, Wooden), بدون کشش (Unstressed), بدون قوه ارتجاعی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | venymätön, kimmoton, joustamaton. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | inélastique, sans souplesse, sans élastique, rigide (inflexible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unelastisch (inelastical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | όχι ελαστικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rugalmatlan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | senza elasticit , non elastico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neuspinneydagh (unelastic), neuheeynagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inelasticay inflexível (die hard, firm, inexpedience, inflexible, iron-bound, non-ductile, obdurate, relentless, rigorous, rugged, severe, steadfast, stiff, stony, stubborn, tough, unaccommodating, unbending, uncompromising, unfeeling, unpersuadable, unrelenting, unshrinking, unyielding), inferior (bad, below, blanket, bottom, brutish, catchpenny, cheap, coarse, common, corny, currish, dependant, dependent, ground floor, hereinafter, inferior, less, lesson, low, mean, menial, minor, Nether, poor, subordinate, trashy, under, undermost, unequal, wishy washy), rígido (accomplished, dour, firm, frigid, hard, inflexible, iron-fisted, relentless, rigid, set, severe, stable, stark, stern, stiff, strict, stringent, unbending, uncomplying), não elástico, fixo (bang, deep-seated, fade out, fast, firm, fixed, immobile, immovable, permanent cease fire, set, settled, shot, stable, stated, stationary, steady, stereotyped, unmoved). (various references) неэластичный (under-elastic). (various references) neelastičan (non-ductile, unadaptable). (various references) inflexible (hard, inflexible, nonelastic, rigid, stiff, unbending, unyielding), no elástico. (various references) osmidig, oelastisk. (various references) ซึ่งไม่ยื"หยุ่น (ironclad). (various references) sert (acrid, adamant, astringent, austere, bad, bitter, boisterous, bossy, brisk, brutal, cast iron, crusty, cutting, drastic, exact, exacting, fierce, firm, flinty, forbidding, get-tough, granitic, grim, gruff, gusty, hard, hard and fast, hard bitten, hard line, hard set, hardening, hard-hitting, harsh, heady, heavy, heavy-handed, hot, ill natured, inclement, incompressible, intemperate, iron, ironclad, keen, nappy, pointed, pungent, rigid, rigorous, rough, round, sclerous, severe, sharp, sharp-set, short, short-spoken, shrewd, smart, solid, sound, spanking, spartan, spiky, stand up, starched, starchy, stark, stern, stiff, strict, stringent, strong, surly, tart, tough, unbending, ungentle, unkind, unrelenting, unshaded, unyielding, vehement, violent), esnemez (rigid), esnek olmayan, elastik olmayan. (various references) нееластичний (non-ductile). (various references) không co dân, không đ n h"i không mềm dẻo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inelastic": inelasticities, inelasticity. (additional references) | |
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"Inelastic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anaplastic, anelastic, inelstic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inelastic" (pronounced i'nula"stik) |
| 7 | -u l a" s t i k | elastic, interscholastic, scholastic. |
| 6 | -l a" s t i k | iconoclastic, plastic, thermoplastic. |
| 5 | -a" s t i k | bombastic, drastic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, enthusiastic, fantastic, gymnastic, monastic, onomastic, sarcastic, unenthusiastic. |
| 4 | -s t i k | acoustic, agnostic, altruistic, anachronistic, antagonistic, artistic, atavistic, atheistic, autistic, ballistic, capitalistic, caustic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, diagnostic, domestic, drumstick, dualistic, euphemistic, evangelistic, expressionistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, hedonistic, holistic, humanistic, idealistic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, patristic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, rustic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sciential. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: alienist, canities, ciliates, litanies, salicine, silicate. | |
-2 letters: acetins, cantles, catlins, centals, ciliate, cineast, clients, elastic, elastin, elicits, entails, incisal, incites, inlaces, isatine, italics, laciest, laicise, laities, lancets, latices, lectins, liniest, nailset, salicin, salient, saltine, sanicle, scaleni, slainte, stencil, tenails, tincals. | |
-3 letters: acetin, actins, aliens, alines, anisic, antics, ascent, atelic, cantle, casein, casini, castle. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: anticlines, melanistic, militances, plasticine. | |
+2 letters: acetanilids, actinolites, bisectional, calisthenic, carnalities, cartelising, clarinetist, conciliates, dilatancies, incidentals, lecithinase, licentiates, linecasting, mentalistic, militancies, plasticines, scintillate, unclarities, unrealistic. | |
+3 letters: acetanilides, anelasticity, anilinctuses, anticlimaxes, calisthenics, centralising, centralistic, centralities, clarinetists, clarinettist, criticalness, declinations, electricians, elicitations, elucidations, encephalitis, equinoctials, evangelistic, explications, fictionalise, geanticlines, iconolatries, inelasticity, insecticidal, lecithinases, lectionaries, linecastings, maledictions, mercantilism, mercantilist, miscellanist, neorealistic, neutralistic, nonrealistic, replications, scintillated, scintillates, sectionalism, sensualistic, speciational, valedictions, vesiculating, vesiculation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 65 6C 61 73 74 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. . .-.. .- ... - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100101 01101100 01100001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n e l a s t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0065 006C 0061 0073 0074 0069 0063 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438071786785867569 |
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