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a free capillitium thread (Hawksworth et al., 1983); a capillitial element in the gleba of Battarraea and Battarraeoides that tapers at both ends and has spiral thickenings when mature.
Ãâó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/fungloss.htm
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| elasticity |
The property of stone to return to its former state after being depressed by the application of force.
Ãâó: www.modernhumanorigins.com/e.html
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| elasticity |
the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence or stress and to return to its original size and shape when the stress is removed. All solids are elastic for small enough deformations or strains, but if the stress exceeds a certain amount known as the elastic limit, a permanent deformation is produced. Both the resistance to stress and the elastic limit depend on the composition of the solid. Some different kinds of stresses are tension, compression, torsion, and shearing. ...
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| elastic |
1. Loosely woven fabric made with strands of rubber or rubber-like material running through it enabling it to return to its shape after being stretched. 2. The ability to immediately return to its size or shape after being stretched or expanded.
Ãâó: www.peakagents.ca/glossary/e2.htm
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| elastic cartilage |
cartilage containing elastin fibers that appears yellowish; found primarily on external ear and epiglottis. Introduction to the skeletal system
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