anelastic

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adjective

Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.

OriginEnglish elastic ← French élastique ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) →
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Meanings

adjectiveanelastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablematerials scienceengineeringShowing no obvious relation between stress and strain.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Frenchélastique
  8. Englishelastic
  9. Englishanelastic

From an- + elastic.

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Translations

Portuguese anelástico
  • anelásticoshowing no relation between stress and strain

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Senaticalantiscale
Cite this entry
APA

anelastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anelastic

MLA

“anelastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anelastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anelastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anelastic.

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