elastisitas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latinised elastis +‎ -itas which superseded elastisitet, from Dutch elasticiteit, from French élasticité, from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós, “ductile, flexible”), related to ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to strike, beat out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛlast̪iˈsit̪as]
• Hyphenation: èlas‧ti‧si‧tas

Noun

elastisitas

1. elasticity:
   1. the quality of being elastic.

      Synonym: keanjalan

   2. (economics) the sensitivity of changes in a quantity with respect to changes in another quantity.
   3. (physics) the property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded.

      Synonym: kelentingan

Related terms

• elastik
• elastis

 

Further reading

• “elastisitas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.