inelasticity
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.i.læsˈtɪs.ə.t̬i/alackofabilitytostretch:
Inelderlypeople,skininelasticity andlossofsubcutaneousfatincreasestheriskofminortrauma.
Hiscomplexionwaspale, and had the unwholesome inelasticity ofputty.
finance & economicsspecialized
(ofdemand,supply, etc.) thequalityofchangingvery little:
Little to nochangeinsalesvolumefollowingincreasesinpriceindicateslowelasticity,knownas inelasticity.
Thanks to the inelasticity ofsupply, we then have aperiodofinflation.
Opposite
elasticity
- Vascular inelasticity mayincreasehaemodynamicstressto the endothelium.
- Thesupplycurvewhich has a muchsteeperslope,indicatesgreaterpriceinelasticity.
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- retighten
- serried
- skinny
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tautness
- tensely
- tight
- tighten
- tightensomethingup
- tightly
- tightness
- up
- vice-like
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