plasticity

[ pla-stis-i-tee ]

/ plæˈstɪs ɪ ti /

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noun

the quality or state of being plastic.

the capability of being molded, receiving shape, or being made to assume a desired form: the plasticity of social institutions; the great plasticity of clay.

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Origin of plasticity

First recorded in 1775–85; plastic + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM plasticity

non·plas·tic·i·ty, noun

Words nearby plasticity

plastic strain, plastic surgery, plastic wood, plastic wrap, plasticine, plasticity, plasticize, plasticizer, plasticky, plastics, plasticware

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Example sentences from the Web for plasticity

In opposition to Dewey's argument, it would be reasonable to contend that plasticity is inherent in all nervous substance.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard
This same element of plasticity accounts for the breaking of habits.
How to Teach|George Drayton Strayer and Naomi Norsworthy
The other quality we are to look for in the soul is mouldableness, plasticity.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond
Sand, possessing no plasticity, cannot be shaped or made to hold together.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns

The Girondists, who knew him, boasted of his honesty, and relied on his plasticity and weakness.
History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine

British Dictionary definitions for plasticity

plasticity

/ (plæˈstɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

the quality of being plastic or able to be moulded

(in pictorial art) the quality of depicting space and form so that they appear three-dimensional

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plasticity

noun

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