Meanings
nounelastivity (countable and uncountable, plural elastivities)
plural elastivities
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe reciprocal of permittivity of a material.
Origin
Coined by Oliver Heaviside in 1886.
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elastivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastivity
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“elastivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elastivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastivity.
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