nonresilient

nonresilient
nonresilient onresilient adj. Not rebounding with the normal or expected velocity. [Narrower terms: {inelastic (vs. elastic)}]

Syn: dead. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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