Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elastic recovery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: elas-tic re-cov-ery
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability of a material to return to its original size after being stretched or compressed, as opposed to becoming permanently deformed or shattering.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After stress is relieved, however, conventional ferroelectric materials exhibit poor elastic recovery—typically less than 2%, thus tend to be either brittle (ferroelectric ceramics) or plastic (ferroelectric polymers)."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does elastic recovery mean?: The ability of a material to return to its original size after being stretched or compressed, as opposed to becoming permanently deformed or shattering.

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