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superplastic

[soo-per-plas-tik]
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adjective
  1. (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
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Origin of superplastic

1945–50; super- + plastic; compare Russian sverkhplastíchnostʾ (1945) superplasticity
Related formssu·per·plas·tic·i·ty [soo-per-plas-tis-i-tee] /ˌsu pər plæsˈtɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for superplastic

superplastic

adjective
  1. (of a metal, alloy, etc) very easily moulded at high temperatures without fracturing
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noun
  1. such a metal, alloy, etc
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Derived Formssuperplasticity, noun
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