Plasticity Definition

plăs-tĭs ĭ-tē
noun
The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.
American Heritage Medicine

The quality or state of being plastic.

Wiktionary

(physics) 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)

Wiktionary
Antonyms:
  • unmalleability

Other Word Forms of Plasticity

Noun

Singular:
plasticity
Plural:
plasticities

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