elastic; rebounds readily

elastic; rebounds readily

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

The expanse of air over any given point on the earth; the upper atmosphere as seen from the earth's surface, The region of clouds, wind, and rain; that part of the earth's atmosphere in which meteorological phenomena take place_ often used in the plural, The supernal heavens; celestial regions; heaven_ often in the plural with the same sense, intransitive verb_ To hit or throw (a ball, for example) high in the air, To hang (a painting, for example) high up on the wall, above the line of vision, To jump very high in order to make a play, as in getting a rebound in basketball, transitive verb_ colloq. To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it can not be well seen, colloq. To throw towards the sky, verb_ sports to hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high, colloquial, dated To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen, throw or toss with a light motion

The act of flying back on collision with another body; a bounding back or in reverse; resilience; recoil; re‰cho; reverberation, The act of rebounding; resilience, the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot, verb_ spring back; spring away from an impact, return to a former condition, To bound or spring back from a force, transitive verb_ To send back; to reverberate, intransitive verb_ To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse, to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or disappointment, (Firearms) one in which the hammer rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer