Definition of PLASTICITY

plasticity

Meanings

Plural: plasticities

Noun

  • the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
  • The quality or state of being plastic.
  • 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).

Origin / Etymology

From plastic + -ity.

Synonyms

malleability

Antonyms

unmalleability

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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