RESILIENCY

resilience, resiliency

(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

resilience, resiliency

(noun) an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

resiliency (countable and uncountable, plural resiliencies)

resilience

Source: Wiktionary


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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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