2. (modifier) flexible, pliable, supple, pliant.
He rawa pīngore te kirikau, te inarapa, me te waea (Ng 1993:157). / Leather, rubber, and wire are flexible materials (Ng 1993:157).
3. (noun) flexibility, elasticity, pliability.
Nā te pīngore o ngā rākau me ngā kaha i ekengia ai e te waka ngā ngaru whakapuke (Te Ara 2012). / The flexibility of the wood and the lashings enabled the vessel to surmount the rough waves.
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