RESILIENCE

resilience. Resilience, n. a leaping back, rebound, recoil

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{ Re‐sil″i‐ence (rē̍‐zĭl″ĭ‐ens), Re‐sil″i‐en‐cy (–en‐sy̆), } n. 1. 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.
2. 2. (Mech. & Engin.) 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.