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plasticity

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10
Pronunciation
/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/(UK)
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/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/(UK) · /ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/(UK) · /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/(US) · [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti](US) · [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi](US) · /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ · [ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]

Definition of plasticity

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”
  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).

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient…

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Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) 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.

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