English Dictionary: resilience | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for resilience | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Resilience \Re*sil"i*ence\ (r?-z?l"?-ens), Resiliency \Re*sil"i*en*cy\ (-en-s?), n. 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. 2. (Mech. & Engyn.) 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. |