Lexic.us

Definition of Resiliency

1. Noun. An occurrence of rebounding or springing back.

2. 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.

Definition of Resiliency

1. Noun. resilience ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Resiliency

1. [n -CIES]

Medical Definition of Resiliency

1. 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound. 2. 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. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resiliency

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resiles resiliant resilience resiliences resiliencies resiliency (current term) resilient resiliently resilin resiling

resilins resilition resilitions resilver resilvered resilvering resilvers resimulation resimulations resin

Literary usage of Resiliency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"port in which resiliency was conceptualized in the following manner (15): • resiliency ... resiliency is contextual; adaptive behavior in one context may be ..."

2. The Diseases of infancy and childhood by Henry Koplik (1918)
"resiliency of the Chest Wall.—The chest wall in infants and children has a normal resiliency to percussion. The wall yields beneath the percussing finger. ..."

3. Every Student Succeeds: Conceptual Framework for Students at Risk of School by DIANE Publishing Company, Dennis Parker, California State Dept. of Education (1996)
"RESEARCH ON resiliency Finally, no discussion of prevention would be complete without a review of the contributions of research on resiliency. ..."

4. Pneumatic Tires, Automobile, Truck, Airplane, Motorcycle, Bicycle: An by Henry Clemens Pearson (1922)
"resiliency, though a prime requisite in stationary (not rotating) ... All other usefulness of resiliency in tires, to increase power efficiency, ..."

5. Strengthening America's Families: Promising Parenting Strategies for by Karole L. Kumpfer (1993)
"The process of developing resiliency in youth by teaching them skills for dealing with challenges and life traumas has been explored by Richardson and ..."

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