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Words related to inelastic

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  • inelastic scattering

    a scattering of particles due to an inelastic collision that also changes their wavelengths and phases.

  • coefficient of restitution

    the ratio of the relative velocity after impact to the relative velocity before the impact of two colliding bodies, equal to 1 for an elastic collision and 0 for an inelastic collision.

  • inelastic collision

    a collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies or particles is not the same after the collision as it was before (opposed to elastic collision).

  • musclebound

    having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.

  • respiratory distress syndrome

    Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of the extremities, and in some cases the formation of a hyaline membrane on the lungs caused by a lack of surfactant in the immature lung tissue. Abbreviation: RDS.
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