Definition
The property of a material or system to return to its original shape or state after being stretched or deformed, or in medical contexts, the measure of how well lungs or blood vessels can stretch and recoil.
Etymology
From 'elastic' plus the suffix '-ance' (like 'resistance' or 'tolerance'), where 'elastic' comes from Greek 'elastikos' meaning 'driving or pushing,' referring to the ability to spring back.
Kelly Says
Elastance is the opposite of compliance in medical terms—your lungs' elastance measures their resistance to stretching, which is why emphysema is so dangerous: it destroys elastance and makes breathing harder.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Elasticidad
e-las-ti-si-dad
BNবাংলা
স্থিতিশীলতা
stho-ti-shi-la-ta
CACatalà
elasticitat
e-las-ti-ka-tat
CSČeština
pružnost
pru-znost'
DADansk
elasticitet
e-las-ti-si-tet
DEDeutsch
Dehnbarkeit
d-ehn-bah-r-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ελαστικότητα
e-las-ti-ko-te-ta
ESEspañol
elasticidad
e-las-ti-si-dad
FISuomi
elastisuus
e-las-ti-suu-s
FRFrançais
élasticité
e-las-ti-si-te
GUGU
એલેસ્ટિસિટી
e-le-sti-si-ti
HAHA
elasticity
e-las-ti-si-ti
HEעברית
יכולת גמישות
y-cho-let ge-mi-shut
HIहिन्दी
लचीलापन
la-chi-la-pa-n
HUMagyar
rugalkészség
ru-ga-l-ka-esz-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
elastisitas
e-las-ti-ta-s
IGIG
elasticity
e-las-ti-si-ti
ITItaliano
elasticità
e-las-ti-che-ta
KKKK
эластичность
e-las-tich-nost'
MRMR
लवचिकता
lav-chi-ka-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
elastisitas
e-las-ti-ta-s
MYမြန်မာ
အလျောက်
a-l-jo-uk
NLNederlands
elasticiteit
e-las-ti-si-teyt
NONorsk
elastisitet
e-las-ti-si-tet
PLPolski
elastyczność
e-las-ti-cz-no-sht'
PTPortuguês
elasticidade
e-las-ti-si-dade
RORomână
elasticitate
e-las-ti-ca-te
RUРусский
эластичность
e-las-tich-nost'
SVSvenska
elasticitet
e-las-ti-si-tet
SWKiswahili
elasticity
e-las-ti-si-ti
TAதமிழ்
நெகிழ்ச்சி
ne-ki-zh-chi
THไทย
ความยืดหยุ่น
kwan-muay-yut-yon
TLTL
elastisidad
e-las-ti-si-dad
TRTürkçe
esneklik
es-nek-lik
UKУкраїнська
еластичність
e-las-tich-nist'
VITiếng Việt
độ đàn hồi
do dan hoi
YOYO
elasticity
e-las-ti-si-ti
ZUZU
elasticity
e-las-ti-si-ti