elastic | a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material |
elastic bandage | a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure |
elastic device | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
rubber band elastic band elastic | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
elastic tissue | connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
coefficient of elasticity modulus of elasticity elastic modulus | (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
rubber natural rubber India rubber gum elastic caoutchouc | an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression, springy, an elastic band, a youthful and elastic walk |
elastic flexible pliable pliant | able to adjust readily to different conditions, an adaptable person, a flexible personality, an elastic clause in a contract |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |