Definition of "nonelastic" [non•e•las•tic]

• Having or exhibiting no elasticity. (adjective)

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• "Batters often contain eggs, and the egg proteins also contribute a nonelastic solidity when they coagulate in the cooking heat."
• "A nonelastic rubber much in demand before the advent of plastics, balata had been used primarily for covering underwater cables."
• "The exact position of the bucket is indicated or shown on a weighted or gauged scale by a clean thread and a nonelastic string guided through a pulley and suspended by a weight at the string end."