resilient
IPA: rɪzˈɪɫjʌnt
adjective
- Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
- (materials science) Having the ability to absorb energy when deformed.
- Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)
- (psychology, neuroscience) Having the ability to recover from mental illness, trauma, etc.; having resilience.
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Examples of "resilient" in Sentences
- The body is constructed of resilient shape.
- A passageway is defined in the center of the resilient core.
- The body is resiliently compressible transverse to the channel.
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