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plastic flow

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noun

  1. deformation of a material that remains rigid under stresses of less than a certain intensity but that behaves under severer stresses approximately as a Newtonian fluid.

Etymology

Origin of plastic flow

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Currently, around 11 million tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year.

From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2022

Some 8 million tons of plastic flow into the ocean every year.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

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