resilience : Idioms & Phrases

Re*sil"i*ence, Re*sil"i*en*cy noun (Also<

• Resilience r-zl-ens
• Resiliency

)

Definitions

1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.
2. (Mech. & Engyn.) 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.

Webster 1913