Refers to the physical property of a material to return to its original shape after deformation. Common in scientific and engineering contexts.
Rubber is a material with high elasticity.
This metal loses elasticity when the temperature rises.
hypoelasticity
plasto-elasticity
elastic body
elastic wave
modulus of elasticity; elastic modulus
Compound of 弾 (だん, 'spring back') and 性 (せい, 'property'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a modern technical coinage based on Chinese-derived morphemes.