Dictionary

plasticity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (US)
• /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (UK)
• /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti] (US)
• [ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] (Australia)
• [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] (US)
• /ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English plasticity From plastic + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being plastic.
   • In place of a stinger, a male bee or wasp has hardened genitalia […] used for grasping the female during mating and transferring sperm. Male genitalia are a showcase of structural plasticity. 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 15:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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).

Forms

Coordinates

elasticity

Deriveds

pathoplasticity · phenotypic plasticity · genomic plasticity · microplasticity · hypoplasticity · viscoplasticity · psychoplasticity · metaplasticity · hyperplasticity · visco-elasto-plasticity · thermoplasticity · angioplasticity · nonplasticity · pseudoplasticity · phenoplasticity · superplasticity · neoplasticity · elastoplasticity · electroplasticity · neuroplasticity · ecoplasticity

Translations (40)

ru эласти́чность (quality of being plastic) · pa ਢਲਣਯੋਗਤਾ (property of a solid body) · cmn 可塑性 (quality of being plastic) · ca plasticitat (property of a solid body) · es plasticidad (quality of being plastic) · ru пласти́чность (quality of being plastic) · gv so-lhoobaght (quality of being plastic) · pt plasticidade (property of a solid body) · fi muokattavuus (property of a solid body) · ta நெகிழ்வு தன்மை (property of a solid body) · ga plaisteacht (quality of being plastic) · ja 可塑性 (quality of being plastic) · it plasticità (quality of being plastic) · ru пласти́чность (property of a solid body) · ru эласти́чность (property of a solid body) · ru ги́бкость (quality of being plastic) · tr esneklik (quality of being plastic) · fi plastisuus (quality of being plastic) · cy plastigrwydd (quality of being plastic) · de Plastizität (quality of being plastic) · fi plastisuus (property of a solid body) · pt plasticidade (quality of being plastic) · fr plasticité (quality of being plastic) · cy plastigrwydd (property of a solid body) · cs tvárnost (quality of being plastic) · ca plasticitat (quality of being plastic) · gl plasticidade (quality of being plastic) · id plastisitas (property of a solid body) · tr plastiklik (quality of being plastic) · pl plastyczność (property of a solid body) · ga plaisteacht (property of a solid body) · sk tvárnosť (quality of being plastic) · ka პლასტიკურობა (property of a solid body) · hi सुघट्यता (property of a solid body) · new आलुपहः (property of a solid body) · gl plasticidade (property of a solid body) · es plasticidad (property of a solid body) · pa ਢਿਲਕ (property of a solid body) · cmn 可塑性 (property of a solid body) · ru ги́бкость (property of a solid body)