Meaning

noun the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

noun an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. Proto-Italic *saljō Latin saliō Latin resiliō English -ence English resilience From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + English -ence.

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