resilience

Definitions

General Science

• noun the ability of an organism to resist or recover from adverse conditions
• noun the ability of an ecosystem to return to its usual state after being disturbed
• noun the ability of something to return to its original shape

Construction

• The work done per unit volume of a material in producing strain.

Electronics

• The capability a device, unit, piece of equipment, or system has to recover quickly from a fault condition, malfunction, error, or the like.
• The capability of a material or body to recover its dimensions, after a stress causing deformation is removed. Also called elasticity.

Politics

• noun the ability of government to respond to a difficult situation in a way that prevents it from becoming a crisis

Nearby Definitions of “resilience”

• repertory or repertoire or rep
• reply
• report
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• resident theatre or regional theatre or repertory theatre
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• resin
• resistance
• resolution
• resonance
• rest

Contexts for “resilience”

7 definitions in context
• General Science
• Construction
• Electronics
• Politics