What's the difference between elasticity and stretchiness?
Elasticity
Definition:
(n.) The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.
(n.) Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thus, mechanical restitution of the ventricle is a dynamic process that can be assessed using an elastance-based approach in the in situ heart.
(2) Sickle and normal discocytes both showed membrane elasticity with reversion to original cell shape following release of the cell from its aspirated position at the pipette tip.
(3) The ulcers on seven of ten legs (70%) treated with Unna's boots and on 10 of 14 legs (71%) treated with elastic support stocking healed.
(4) In practice they are so elastic that they have been used to deny pasta to besieged Gazans.
(5) Modifications in quaternary structure induced by variation of these physicochemical parameters were followed by means of X-ray and quasi-elastic light-scattering and quantified in terms of weight average molecular weight (M), radius of gyration (Rg) and hydrodynamic radius (Rh).
(6) A compensator connected to the section consisting of the pump-main line-operating member and including a pneumatic resistance and a flaxid non-elastic container enables it in combination with the feedback to maintain through the volumetric displacement of the gas, or changing the pump diaphragm position, the stability of the gas volume in the pneumatic transmission element of the assisted circulation apparatus.
(7) Adjunctive usage of elastic stockings and intermittent compression pneumatic boots in the perioperative period was helpful in controlling leg swelling and promoting wound healing.
(8) A model for left ventricular diastolic mechanics is formulated that takes into account noneligible wall thickness, incompressibility, finite deformation, nonlinear elastic effects, and the known fiber architecture of the ventricular wall.
(9) The elastic wall parameters were calculated from these measurements.
(10) The results of autokeratoplasty have been better if the Healon viscous-elastic bioprotector has been employed.
(11) We advance a structural model to account for the rapid elastic element seen in mechanical transient experiments on vertebrate skeletal muscle (A.F.
(12) The most reproducible instrument was the combination of Regisil, an elastic impression material, and a Rinn XCP bite block.
(13) The variations of the elastic properties and the density around the circumference of both the immature osteopetrotic femur and the unaffected femur were found to be similar to those previously measured on normal adult bovine femora.
(14) The median time to intubation with the gum elastic bougie while simulating an 'epiglottis only' view was only 10 s longer than the time taken during conventional intubation with an optimum view.
(15) The working women lost their elasticity more rapidly than the nuns, and the male blue collar workers lost their elasticity more rapidly than the male white collar workers.
(16) His bracelets and his hair, neatly gathered in a colourful elasticated band, contrast with his unflashy day-to-day uniform of checked shirts, jeans or cheap chinos and trainers.
(17) The evidence suggests that propranolol may produce a change in either the elastic or autoregulatory modalities of sinus smooth muscle.
(18) This report described the in vitro analysis of the series elasticity of ventricular myocardium isolated from five fetal lambs and six adult sheep.
(19) Since the three drugs had comparable mechanical and geometrical effects, the study provided evidence that, in men with essential hypertension, the smooth muscle tone of the brachial artery was significantly more sensitive to calcium inhibition than to autonomic blockade, causing a more important decrease in elastic modulus.
(20) Matrix vesicles in the elastic cartilage of epiglottis were negative for acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, and ATPase.
Stretchiness
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a £62,000 grant to the scientists at Manchester University who believe the material, which is a form of carbon that is one atom thick, can be combined with latex to create a super-strong, super-stretchy, supercondom.
(2) A few days before ovulation, the characteristically thin slippery crystal clear stretchy mucus is produced (type S).
(3) It was ahead of the competition in lightweight jackets and stretchy pyjamas for men.
(4) The idea here was to swaddle yourself in layers of stretchy black fabric to give the impression of having just crawled out of a nuclear bunker wrapped in salvage.
(5) Today, Parton's look includes a stretchy purple cardigan, a swishy above-the-knee black skirt, cropped leggings and Perspex heels.
(6) To accommodate the invariance of the speed of light, Einstein had to modify Newton's laws of motion so that time and space became stretchy concepts – as an object moves faster, its size contracts and the time it experiences slows down.
(7) The beginning of the mucus cycle began with a sticky (a quarter of an inch), cloudy or tacky discharge until the last day when the mucus became clear and stretchy or lubricative.
(8) We aim to make fashion that looks great on real people, not just models.” Lorna Jane, on the other hand, needs a fit model more than many fashion labels because all its products are form-fitting and stretchy.
(9) Their stretchy material made them fantastic for cycling.
(10) Apparently wrong trousers (they were too stretchy) what a load of crap because she looked really smart and tbh I’ve seen a lot worse going into that school.” The uniform crackdown on the first day of term is becoming a ritual in schools up and down the country, as headteachers increasingly favour a strict dress code which they say improves classroom behaviour.
(11) For evening events, she should embrace "strapless empire-line dresses", and you can get fabulous bootcut maternity jeans these days with stretchy waists.
(12) The pull-on hijab is made of light, stretchy fabric that includes tiny holes for breathability and an elongated back so it will not come untucked.
(13) But to keep the speed of light constant at all times and for all observers, in special relativity, space and time become stretchy and variable.
(14) Knead for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is stretchy and comes away from the bowl.
(15) I assumed this was an ongoing issue but it later emerged that Annie had owned said stretchy man for less than 24 hours.
(16) What made her unhappy, on the other hand, was when Hari stole her "stretchy man", so she hid it from him when he was asleep.
(17) Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye (oats are often "contaminated" with it too) which acts as a sort of glue, giving stretchiness to dough, but it can be difficult to digest.
(18) It’s a carefully-crafted game starring a stretchy dog – nobody mention Adventure Time at this point – which works beautifully on a touchscreen.