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- Dictionaryplasticity/plaˈstɪsɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of being easily shaped or moulded: "fine clay, at the right degree of plasticity, is more useful"
- 2. the adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment or differences between its various habitats.
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PLASTICITY definition: 1. the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape 2. the quality of being soft…. Learn more.
The meaning of PLASTICITY is the quality or state of being plastic; especially : capacity for being molded or altered. How to use plasticity in a sentence.
PLASTICITY meaning: 1. the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape 2. the quality of being soft…. Learn more.
the quality or state of being plastic. the capability of being molded, receiving shape, or being made to assume a desired form: the plasticity of social institutions; the great plasticity of clay. plasticity. / plæˈstɪsɪtɪ /.
Definition of plasticity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Plasticity refers to things that can still change their shape or function. The brain is something with high plasticity: if you have a brain injury, other parts of the brain can change to pick up the slack. Anything that is capable of evolving or being reshaped has plasticity.
2 meanings: 1. the quality of being plastic or able to be moulded 2. (in pictorial art) the quality of depicting space and form.... Click for more definitions.
adj. 1. Capable of being shaped or formed: plastic material such as clay. See Synonyms at malleable. 2. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling: the plastic art of sculpture. 3. Having the qualities of sculpture; well-formed: "the astonishing plastic beauty of the chorus girls" (Frank Harris). 4.
plasticity, ability of certain solids to flow or to change shape permanently when subjected to stresses of intermediate magnitude between those producing temporary deformation, or elastic behaviour, and those causing failure of the material, or rupture ( see yield point).
Plasticity definition: The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.
