RESILIENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

Synonyms:

resilience; resiliency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("resilience" is a kind of...):

elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)

Derivation:

resile (return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed)

resilient (elastic; rebounds readily)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An occurrence of rebounding or springing back

Synonyms:

resilience; resiliency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("resilience" is a kind of...):

backlash; rebound; recoil; repercussion (a movement back from an impact)

Derivation:

resile (return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed)

resilient (elastic; rebounds readily)

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Context examples:

Now, a team of scientists has identified a potential drug that could grant the same resilience to the brains of ischemic stroke patients by mimicking the cellular changes that protect the brains of those animals.

(Hibernating ground squirrels provide clues to new stroke treatments, National Institutes of Health)

Given the extent of nitrogen loading along our coastlines, it is imperative that we better understand the resilience of salt marsh systems to nitrate, especially if we hope to rely on salt marshes and other blue carbon systems for long-term carbon storage, the authors write.

(Salt marshes' capacity to store carbon may be threatened by nitrogen pollution, National Science Foundation)

Coarse grains are now gaining recognition as nutrient-rich and having desirable attributes such as drought-tolerance resilience to climate change, improving soil conditions and releasing less GhGs like methane, especially when compared to rice paddies.

(Course grains better than rice for health, environment, SciDev.Net)

Enhancing brain mechanisms triggered by stress raised the resilience of mice to stress and relieved depression-like behaviors.

(Self-tuning neurons promote resilience to stress, depression, NIH)

Future strategies might harness this homeostatic mechanism to promote resilience to stress and combat depression.