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elastication

elastication noun: a process or act of elasticating.

Noun

elastication (plural elastications)

  1. A process or act of elasticating.
    • The shadows of the trees stretch in gradual elastications towards evening as if imploring water for their thirsts.2006, Duncan Forbes, Vision Mixer

Forms of elastication

pluralelastications

Origin of elastication

From elasticate + -ion.

Questions about elastication

What does elastication mean?
Elastication means a process or act of elasticating.
What part of speech is elastication?
Elastication is a noun.
What is the plural of elastication?
The plural of elastication is elastications.

Words near elastication in the dictionary

  1. elasticas
  2. elasticate
  3. elasticated
  4. elasticates
  5. elasticating
  6. elastication
  7. elastications
  8. elastician
  9. elasticians
  10. elasticin
  11. elasticise

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