plasticity
plas·tic·i·ty
noun \pla-ˈsti-sə-tē\Definition of PLASTICITY
1
: the quality or state of being plastic; especially : capacity for being molded or altered
2
: the ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation
3
: the capacity of organisms with the same genotype to vary in developmental pattern, in phenotype, or in behavior according to varying environmental conditions
4
: the capacity for continuous alteration of the neural pathways and synapses of the living brain and nervous system in response to experience or injury
Examples of PLASTICITY
- <we chose that type of clay for its greater plasticity>
First Known Use of PLASTICITY
circa 1783
Related to PLASTICITY
Synonyms: malleability
Related Words: adaptability; ductility, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness; elasticity, flexibility, limberness, resilience, workability, workableness
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