ELASTIC DEVICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("elastic device" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elastic device"):

elastic; elastic band; rubber band (a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together)

spring (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed)