English Explanatory Dictionary

plasticity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being plastic.
  2. 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).

Pronunciation

/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ /ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plasticity.wav [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti] [ˌpʰlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi] [ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]

Word forms

plasticity plasticities

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 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.

Derived words

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
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