Elasticated vs. Elastic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elasticated and Elastic
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Elasticated
(of a garment or material) made elastic by the insertion of rubber thread or tape
Trousers with elasticated waists
Elastic
Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
Elasticated
Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.
An elasticated jacket
Slacks with an elasticated waistband
Elastic
Relating to a collision in which the total kinetic energy is conserved.
Elastic
Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient
An elastic spirit.
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Elastic
Capable of being adapted to change or a variety of circumstances
"To say that morale is a highly unscientific and quite elastic concept would be an understatement" (Roger J. Spiller).
Elastic
(Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
Elastic
A flexible stretchable fabric made with interwoven strands of rubber or an imitative synthetic fiber.
Elastic
An object made of this fabric.
Elastic
A rubber band.
Elastic
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
Elastic
Made of elastic.
Elastic band
Elastic
Of clothing, elasticated.
Elastic
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
Elastic
Springy; bouncy; vivacious
Elastic
Pervasive, all-encompassing.
Elastic
Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
Elastic spirits; an elastic constitution
Elastic
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt
Elastic
(countable) An elastic band.
Elastic
Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.
Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position.
Elastic
Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution.
Elastic
An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber.
Elastic
A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
Elastic
An elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Elastic
Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy;
An elastic band
A youthful and elastic walk
Elastic
Able to adjust readily to different conditions;
An adaptable person
A flexible personality
An elastic clause in a contract
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