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Bound :: Bound (n.) A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power..

Tubby :: Tubby (a.) Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin..

Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..

Packing :: Packing (n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint..

Phosphor-bronze :: Phosphor-bronze (n.) A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin..

Wristlet :: Wristlet (n.) An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove..

Busk :: Busk (n.) A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset..

Elastin :: Elastin (n.) A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin..

Isotropy :: Isotropy (n.) Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity in all directions..

Union :: Union (n.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection..

Stocking :: Stockinet (n.) An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, under-garments, etc., are made..

Letterwood :: Letterwood (n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks..

Inextensible :: Inextensible (a.) Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers..

Wave :: Wave (v. i.) A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation..

Glaucoma :: Glaucoma (n.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball..

Springbok :: Springboard (n.) An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument..

Vibration :: Vibration (n.) A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever..

Anasarca :: Anasarca (n.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin..

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