resilience

resilience
1. Energy (per unit of volume) released upon unloading. 2. Springiness or elasticity. [L. resilio, to spring back, rebound]

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re·sil·ience ri-'zil-yən(t)s n
1) the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused esp. by compressive stress
2) an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change <emotional \resilience>

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re·sil·ience (rə-zilґyəns) [L. resilire to leap back] 1. the property of being able to return to the original form after distortion, as by bending, compressing, or stretching. 2. the ability to recover readily from an illness. 3. resiliency.

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