plasticity
/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/US/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
plasticity noun: the quality or state of being plastic.
Noun
plasticity (countable and uncountable, plural plasticities)
- 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
- 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).
plasticity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi
plasticity in Hindi
- property of a solid body
- सुघट्यता sughaṭyatā
plasticity in Tamil
- property of a solid body
- நெகிழ்வு தன்மை nekiḻvu taṉmai
plasticity in Kannada
- ನಮ್ಯತೆ, ಒಗ್ಗುವ ಗುಣ, ಜಿಗುಟುತನ
plasticity in Punjabi
- property of a solid body
- ਢਿਲਕ ḍhilak, ਢਲਣਯੋਗਤਾ ḍhalaṇyogtā
More languagesFewer languages
- plasticity in Indonesian
- plastisitas
Forms of plasticity
| plural | plasticities |
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Origin of plasticity
From plastic + -ity.
Words formed from plasticity
- angioplasticity
- ecoplasticity
- elastoplasticity
- electroplasticity
- genomic plasticity
- hyperplasticity
- hypoplasticity
- metaplasticity
- microplasticity
- neoplasticity
- neuroplasticity
- nonplasticity
- pathoplasticity
- phenoplasticity
- phenotypic plasticity
- pseudoplasticity
- psychoplasticity
- superplasticity
- thermoplasticity
- visco-elasto-plasticity
- viscoplasticity
Words that rhyme with plasticity
- felicity
- simplicity
- elasticity
- electricity
- atomicity
- publicity
- ethnicity
- laicity
- historicity
- infelicity
- syntheticity
- triplicity
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Questions about plasticity
- What does plasticity mean?
- Plasticity means the quality or state of being plastic.
- What is plasticity in Hindi?
- Plasticity in Hindi is सुघट्यता (sughaṭyatā). See Plasticity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is plasticity?
- Plasticity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce plasticity?
- Plasticity is pronounced /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of plasticity?
- The plural of plasticity is plasticities.
Words near plasticity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: plasticity (page history and authors); plasticity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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