elástico

See also: elastico

Galician

Adjective

elástico m (feminine singular elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)

1. elastic

Related terms

• elasticidade

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Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek as if *ἐλαστής (*elastḗs) for ἐλατής (elatḗs), equiv. to ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”), from ἐλαύνειν (elaúnein, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/, [eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku/, [eˈlas.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /eˈlaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/, [eˈlaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /iˈlaʃ.ti.ku/, [iˈlaʃ.ti.ku], (Portugal) /ˌɛˈlaʃ.ti.ku/, [ˌɛˈlaʃ.ti.ku]

• Hyphenation: e‧lás‧ti‧co

Adjective

elástico m (feminine singular elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas, comparable)

1. elastic

Derived terms

• inelástico

Noun

elástico m (plural elásticos)

1. elastic band

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlastiko/, [eˈlas.t̪i.ko]

Adjective

elástico (feminine elástica, masculine plural elásticos, feminine plural elásticas)

1. elastic

Derived terms

• cama elástica
• elasticidad
• salto elástico

 

Further reading

• “elástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014