Category:Resilience

Re*sil"i*ence, re*sil"i*en*cy, n.

1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the Resilience of a ball or of sound.

2. (mech. & engyn.)

Defn: 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.