al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty
variants:
or alloplasty \
¦⸗⸗ˌplastē
\
plural -es
Definition of alloplasticity
: the capacity for being molded or modified by the external world
—contrasted with autoplasticity
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The first known use of alloplasticity was in 1945
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