n. 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)
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being plastic.
n. Plastic force.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The property of being plastic
n. Capability of being molded, formed, or modeled.
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n. the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
Word Usage
"In fact, even using the term plasticity in papers on neuroscience was taboo."