'resilience' definitions:
Definition of 'resilience'
(from WordNet)
noun
The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit [syn: resilience, resiliency]
noun
An occurrence of rebounding or springing back [syn: resilience, resiliency]
Definition of 'resilience'
From: GCIDE
- resilience \re*sil"i*ence\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*ens), resiliency \re*sil"i*en*cy\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*en*s[y^]), n.
- 1. The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, stretched, compressed, or twisted; elasticity[1]; springiness; -- of objects and substances. [PJC]
- 3. Hence: The power or ability to recover quickly from a setback, depression, illness, overwork or other adversity; buoyancy; elasticity[2]; -- of people. [PJC]
- 4. (Mech. & Engin.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'resilience'
From: GCIDE
- Elasticity \E`las*tic"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[a^]s*t[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. ['e]lasticit['e].]
- 1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork; -- usually referred to as resilience[3]. [1913 Webster]
- Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance.
- Surface of elasticity (Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'resilience'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adaptability,
- adjustability,
- airiness,
- alterability,
- backfire,
- backlash,
- backlashing,
- boomerang,
- bounce,
- bounciness,
- bound,
- breeziness,
- buoyance,
- buoyancy,
- carefreeness,
- carom,
- changeability,
- changeableness,
- changefulness,
- chirpiness,
- contrecoup,
- debonairness,
- elasticity,
- extensibility,
- flexibility,
- fluidity,
- give,
- impermanence,
- jauntiness,
- kick,
- kickback,
- levity,
- light heart,
- lightheartedness,
- lightness,
- lightsomeness,
- liveliness,
- malleability,
- mobility,
- modifiability,
- movability,
- mutability,
- nonuniformity,
- perkiness,
- permutability,
- pertness,
- plasticity,
- rebound,
- rebuff,
- recalcitration,
- recoil,
- repercussion,
- repulse,
- resiliency,
- responsiveness,
- ricochet,
- rubberiness,
- snap,
- spring,
- springiness,
- stretch,
- stretchability,
- stretchiness,
- suppleness,
- tone,
- tonicity,
- tonus,
- transience,
- transitoriness