inelastic

inelastic
adjective
  1. (of a substance or material) not elastic
    (物质,材料)无弹力的,无伸缩性的
    ■(Economics)(of demand or supply) insensitive to changes in price or income
    (经济)(供,需)对价格(或收入)变化不敏感的,无弹性的
  2. (Physics)(of a collision) involving an overall loss of translational kinetic energy
    (物理)(碰撞)丧失全部位移动能的,非弹性的
派生
inelastically
adverb
inelasticity
noun
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from in- + elastic
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