PLASTICITY
malleability, plasticity
(noun) the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plasticity (countable and uncountable, plural plasticities)
The quality or state of being plastic.
(physics) the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)
Coordinate terms
• elasticity
Source: Wiktionary
Plas*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plasticité.]
1. The quality or state of being plastic.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Plastic force. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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