ferroelastic

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adjective

Of, relating to, or exhibiting ferroelasticity

OriginEnglish elastic ← French élastique ← New Latin elasticu →
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Meanings

adjectiveferroelastic (comparative more ferroelastic, superlative most ferroelastic)

comparative more ferroelastic · superlative most ferroelastic

  1. natural sciencesOf, relating to, or exhibiting ferroelasticity
nounferroelastic (plural ferroelastics)

plural ferroelastics

  1. Such a material

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  6. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  7. New Latinelasticu
  8. Frenchélastique
  9. Englishelastic
  10. Englishferroelastic

From ferro- + elastic.

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APA

ferroelastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelastic

MLA

“ferroelastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferroelastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelastic.

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