Flexibility

Description

The ability of a material to curve or bend under stress without incurring permanent damage. A material with high flexibility is pliable and a material with low flexibility is stiff.

Synonyms and Related Terms

flexure

Authority

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988