Daily Almanac for
Nov 28, 2009
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips

Dictionary


elas'tic colli'sion



Mech.
a collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies or particles is the same after the collision as it was before (opposed to inelastic collision).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

elastic clauseelastic deformation
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

 

Related Content