elastofluidic

English

Etymology

From elasto- +‎ fluidic.

Adjective

elastofluidic (comparative more elastofluidic, superlative most elastofluidic)

1. Pertaining to a combination of elastic and fluidic properties.
   • 1992 October 15, Desmond F. Moore, “Tribology of viscoelastic machine elements”, in Wear, volume 158, numbers 1-2:

     In some cases, the fluidic and elastomeric types combine in a particular application to form elastofluidic combinations, as we shall see below.

   • 2014, Jordan Anthony Rivera, The Design, Construction, and Experimental Characterization of Spatial Parallel Architectures of Elastofluidic Systems (Masters Thesis: Bucknell University:

     In pursuit of the goal of effective soft robotics researchers have explored the idea of a pneumatic elastofluidic actuator, one which expands and deforms in response to applied pressure.

   • 2015, Alastair Reynolds, Poseidon's Wake, →ISBN:

     An elephant's trunk was a marvel of elastofluidic engineering – a tool both supple and strong, sensitive and expressive.