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TOPIK 6noun

탄성

tanseong

탄성이 · 탄성을

elasticity

Example

고무줄은 탄성이 좋아서 늘어났다가 다시 돌아와요.

A rubber band is very elastic, so it stretches and then snaps back.

Word parts

탄 spring성 nature

Literally 'bounce nature'. Homonym warning: 탄성 also means a gasp of admiration.