HOW TO PRONOUNCE
elasticity
/ˌiˌlæˈstɪsəti/
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The strongest beat is on “tis.”
Earlier syllables have smaller beats here. The third syllable carries the main stress, followed by two lighter syllables at the end.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The fabric has lost its elasticity.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does elasticity mean?
noun
- The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
- The sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
- A measure of the flexibility of a data store's data model and clustering capabilities.
More meanings (4)
noun
- A system's ability to adapt to changes in workload by automatically provisioning and de-provisioning resources.
- The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
- The quality of being elastic.
- Adaptability.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌiˌlæˈstɪsəti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti//ɛl.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
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In the pages of books
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There was neither joy in my heart, nor elasticity in my step, as I started in search of the tyrant’s home.
It lies near the pliable elasticity by which some persons take on the color of their surroundings while retaining their own bent.
More book examples (3)
The huge American programme might have reduced the margin, but no limits can be placed on German possibilities and elasticity in production.
The most conspicuous property of the ether is its enormous elasticity, a property which we should not find in a frictionless fluid.
Instruments of such power and elasticity could not fail to be ‘a most gracious assistance’ to the first efforts of human intelligence.