Elasticity

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Elasticity
Author: Noah Webster

ELASTIC’ITY, n. The inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or state, after external pressure,tension or distortion. Thus elastic gum, extended, will contract to its natural dimensions, when the force is removed. Air, when compressed, will, on the removal of the compressing force, instantly dilate and fill its former space.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Elasticity," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 9, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3LZL9RY8HMJ7YX.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Elasticity." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 9 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3LZL9RY8HMJ7YX.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Elasticity' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 9 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3LZL9RY8HMJ7YX.