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elastic limit N

elastic limit MECH: Elastizitätsgrenze f

I. elas·tic [ɪˈlæstɪk] ADJ

1. elastic (stretchable):

elastic: elastisch

elastic: dehnbar

to have elastic properties: elastisch sein

2. elastic fig (adaptable):

elastic: flexibel

elastic: anpassungsfähig

3. elastic fig (buoyant):

elastic person: seelisch robust

he has an elastic personality: er ist nicht unterzukriegen

4. elastic ECON (variable):

elastic currency: elastisch

II. elas·tic [ɪˈlæstɪk] N

1. elastic (material):

elastic: elastisches Material m

elastic: Gummi m <-s, -s>

2. elastic (band):

elastic: Gummiband nt <-bänder>

elastic: Gummi m <-s, -s> inf

I. lim·it [ˈlɪmɪt] N

1. limit (utmost point):

limit: [Höchst]grenze f

limit: Limit nt <-s, -s>

how many may I take? — there's no limit, take as many as you want: wie viele darf ich nehmen? — das ist egal, nimm' so viele du willst

what's the limit on how many bottles of wine you can bring through customs?: wie viele Flaschen Wein darf man maximal zollfrei einführen?

there's no limit to her ambition: ihr Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen [o. ist grenzenlos]

limit of capacity: Kapazitätsgrenze f <-, -n>

upper limit: Obergrenze f <-, -n>

upper limit: Höchstgrenze f <-, -n>

to impose [or set]limits: Grenzen setzen

to put [or set] a limit on sth: etw begrenzen [o. beschränken]

to overstep the limit: zu weit gehen

to reach the limit of one's patience: mit seiner Geduld am Ende sein

2. limit (boundary):

limit: Grenze f <-, -n>

city limits: Stadtgrenzen f

3. limit (of a person):

limit: Grenze[n] f[pl]

that's my limit!: mehr schaffe ich nicht!

I won't have anymore — I know my limit!: danke, das reicht, mehr vertrage ich nicht!

limits pl to know no limits: keine Grenzen kennen

to know one's limits: seine Grenzen kennen

to reach one's limit: an seine Grenze[n] kommen

4. limit (restriction):

limit: Beschränkung f <-, -en>

age limit: Altersgrenze f <-, -n>

credit limit FIN: Kreditlimit nt <-s, -s>

credit limit FIN: Kreditlinie f

limit order Am STOCKEX: limitierter Auftrag

weight limit: Gewichtsbeschränkung f

spending limits: Ausgabenlimit nt

5. limit (speed):

limit: [zulässige] Höchstgeschwindigkeit

to drive [or go] the limit: sich acc an die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung halten

to drive [or go] above [or over] the limit: die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschreiten

6. limit (blood alcohol level):

limit: Promillegrenze f <-, -n>

to be above [or over]/below the limit: über/unter der Promillegrenze liegen

7. limit MATH (value):

limit: Grenzwert m <-(e)s, -e>

8. limit COMPUT:

limits pl: Grenzwerte f

Phrases:

to be off limits [to sb] esp Am: [für jdn] gesperrt sein

off limits Am: Zutritt verboten

to be the limit: die Höhe [o. der Gipfel] sein

within limits: in Grenzen

without limits: ohne Grenzen

without limits: schrankenlos

II. lim·it [ˈlɪmɪt] VB trans

1. limit (reduce):

to limit sth: etw einschränken

to limit the amount of food: die Nahrungsmenge reduzieren

2. limit (restrict):

to limit oneself to sth: sich acc auf etw acc beschränken

to limit sth to sth: etw auf etw acc begrenzen

I've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum: man hat mich gebeten, meine Rede auf maximal zehn Minuten zu beschränken

to limit sb: jdn einschränken

having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you: wenn man nur so wenig für eine Wohnung ausgeben kann, hat man keine große Wahl

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limit VB

to limit consumption of sth: den Verbrauch von etw (dat) einschränken

to limit consumption of antibiotics: weniger Antibiotika einnehmen

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limit N

left-handed limit MATH: linksseitiger Grenzwert

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limit N

right-handed limit MATH: rechtsseitiger Grenzwert

limit N ACCOUNT

limit: Grenzwert m

limit N INV-FIN

limit (Grenze): Limit nt

Present
I	limit
you	limit
he/she/it	limits
we	limit
you	limit
they	limit

Past
I	limited
you	limited
he/she/it	limited
we	limited
you	limited
they	limited

Present Perfect
I	have	limited
you	have	limited
he/she/it	has	limited
we	have	limited
you	have	limited
they	have	limited

Past Perfect
I	had	limited
you	had	limited
he/she/it	had	limited
we	had	limited
you	had	limited
they	had	limited

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The first type deals with materials that are elastic only for small strains.

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This type of bracket replaces elastic ligatures that are traditionally used.

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Some racing keelboats are fitted with elastic lifelines running down the sides of the boat.

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The objective of optimization is to minimize the components elastic energy.

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