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elastically

/ɪˈɫæstɪkəli/ adv

In an elastic manner

Word Origin Elastic comes from Greek 'elaunein' 'to drive, beat out' — the idea is of a material that can be driven back to its original shape after being stretched. The PIE root *h₂el- also gives us words like alloy (driven together) and perhaps even else (originally 'other' driven away). Elastically is the adverb form, with '-al' and '-ly' stacked on. The family is small but includes inelasticity.

adv In an elastic manner

The material stretched elastically and returned to its original shape.

(副词) 弹性地

材料弹性地拉伸并恢复了原来的形状。

(adverbio) elásticamente; de manera elástica [De manera elástica.]

El material se estiró **elásticamente** y volvió a su forma original.

(adverbe) élastiquement; avec élasticité; de manière élastique [De manière élastique, en reprenant sa forme initiale après avoir été étiré ou déformé.]

Le matériau s'est étiré elastically et est revenu à sa forme d'origine.

(Adverb) elastisch [Auf eine Weise, die Elastizität zeigt, d. h. sich dehnen lässt und in die ursprüngliche Form zurückkehrt.]

Das Material dehnte sich **elastically** und nahm wieder seine ursprüngliche Form an.

(副詞) 弾力的に; 伸縮して

その素材は弾力的に伸びて、元の形に戻った。

(advérbio) elasticamente; de modo elástico [De maneira elástica.]

O material esticou elasticamente e retornou à sua forma original.

Synonyms: flexibly springily resiliently buoyantly pliably lithely supplely bouncily Antonyms: rigidly stiffly inflexibly inelastically
Word parts: elastic + al + ly

Related words

elasticity inelasticity

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