resilience (redirected from resiliency)

resilience (r·zilˑ·yens),

n the property of a tissue that allows it to resume its former position, shape, or size after being bent, compressed, stretched, or otherwise mechanically distorted.

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resilience (rēzil´yns),

n 1. an act of springing back.
n 2. capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation.
n 3. the recoverable potential energy of an elastic solid body or stricture resulting from its having been subjected to stress not exceeding the elastic limit.

resilience, modulus of,

n the amount of energy stored up by a body when one unit volume is stressed to its proportional limit.