ความยืดหยุ่น

kwaam yûuet yùn

Meanings

1NounB1

elasticity (physical); flexibility

the physical property of bending or stretching and returning to the original shape

Examples

หนังยางnăng yaangหนังยางnăng yaangrubber band; elastic bandเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùn1elasticity (physical); flexibility2flexibility; adaptability3elasticity (economics)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
This rubber band has very good elasticity.
2NounB2

flexibility; adaptability

the quality of being able to change or adjust easily to suit new conditions (of plans, rules, systems, or people)

Examples

แผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taang1itinerary; travel plan2logistics route plan; delivery itineraryของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùn1elasticity (physical); flexibility2flexibility; adaptability3elasticity (economics)เผื่อว่าpèuua wâaเผื่อว่าpèuua wâain case (that); just in caseสภาพอากาศsà-pâap aa-gàatสภาพอากาศsà-pâap aa-gàatweather; atmospheric conditionsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian bplaengเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian bplaeng1[to] change; alter; modify2[to] transform (substantially)
Our travel plan needs to have flexibility in case the weather changes.
3NounC1

elasticity (economics)

the degree to which one economic variable responds to changes in another (e.g., price elasticity of demand)

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùn1elasticity (physical); flexibility2flexibility; adaptability3elasticity (economics)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอุปสงค์ùp-bpà-sŏngอุปสงค์ùp-bpà-sŏngdemand (economics)ต่อราคาdtò raa-kaaต่อราคาdtò raa-kaa[to] bargain; haggle (over price)
Today we will learn about the price elasticity of demand.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 1
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ยืดหยุ่นyêut yûnยืดหยุ่นyêut yûn1flexible; adaptable (figurative)2flexible; elastic (physical)Part 2
ความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnความยืดหยุ่นkwaam yûuet yùnelasticity (physical); flexibility