Inelastic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not elastic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnᵻlˈæstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnɪlˈastɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnɪlˈastɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnᵻlˈæstɪk/.

Examples

economists speak of an inelastic price structure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

elastic

Parts of Speech

adjective

not elastic

“economists speak of an inelastic price structure”

Word Forms

inelasticity

noun

the lack of elasticity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unelastisch

nicht elastisch

🇫🇷French

inélastique

pas élastique

🇪🇸Spanish

no elástico

🇮🇹Italian

anelastico

non elastico

🇳🇱Dutch

inelastisch

niet elastisch

🇵🇹Portuguese

inelástico

não elástico

🇷🇺Russian

неэластичный

не эластичный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलचकदार

लोचदार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিতিস্থাপক

ইলাস্টিক না

🇮🇳Tamil

நெகிழ்வற்ற

மீள் அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

సాగేది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिक

लवचिक नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિતિસ્થાપક

સ્થિતિસ્થાપક નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ

ಸ್ಥಿತಿಸ್ಥಾಪಕವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇലാസ്റ്റിക്

ഇലാസ്റ്റിക് അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਲਚਕੀਲੇ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر لچکدار

لچکدار نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无弹性的

没有弹性

🇯🇵Japanese

非弾性

弾力性がない

🇰🇷Korean

비탄력적인

신축성이 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đàn hồi

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยืดหยุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak elastis

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nababanat

🇲🇾Malay

tidak anjal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مرن

ليست مرنة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر کشسان

الاستیک نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

esnek olmayan

elastik değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא גמיש

לא אלסטי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inelastic'?

The primary meaning of 'inelastic' is 'not elastic'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inelastic' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inelastic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inelastic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inelastic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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