elastomechanical

adjective

Pertaining to the mechanical properties of elastic materials.

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveelastomechanical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesPertaining to the mechanical properties of elastic materials.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  3. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  4. Englishelasto-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  8. Latinmēchanicus
  9. Old Frenchmecanique
  10. Middle Englishmechanic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Middle Englishmechanical
  14. Englishmechanical
  15. Englishelastomechanical

From elasto- + mechanical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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