plasticityn.

Brit.

/plaˈstɪsᵻti/, U.S.

/plæˈstɪsᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plastic adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < plastic adj. + -ity suffix; compare -icity suffix.

1. The quality of being plastic; spec. the ability to be easily moulded or to undergo a permanent change in shape. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun]

unstablenessc1340

varyingc1380

uncertaintyc1384

brotelnessc1386

were1390

instabilityc1422

bricklenessa1425

changeability?a1425

changeableness1447

vertibility1447

mutability?a1475

variableness?a1475

inconstance1509

mutationa1542

fickleness1548

variety1548

unconstancy1563

mobility1567

unstability1572

vicissitude1576

variousness1607

inconstancy1613

slipperinessa1618

alterableness1633

versatilousness1640

bottomlessness1642

lability1651

brittlety1652

versatileness1654

fluctuancy1659

fugitivenessa1661

alterability1661

permutability1662

unfixedness1668

mutablenessa1677

flittingnessa1680

frailness1687

flittiness1692

versability1721

plasticity1727

variability1771

unestablishment1776

fluctuabilitya1786

changefulness1791

unsettledness1799

versatility1802

harlequinism1808

fluidity1824

fitfulness1825

sensitiveness1825

insubstantiality1848

contingency1858

rootlessness1859

shiftingness1866

ficklety1888

variancy1888

impredicability1906

proteanism1909

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun]

fusibility1624

malleability1644

fusibleness1684

pliability1725

plasticity1727

impermeability1755

unvitrescibility1786

vitrescibility1786

workableness1791

refractoriness1805

pumpability1881

permeability1882

mouldability1890

alkalinity1892

machinability1921

paintability1926

spinnability1939

processability1941

wear-resistance1946

extrudability1981

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity

malleability1644

malleableness1644

fictileness1727

plasticity1727

mouldability1890

1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner lvii. 304 It [sc. peppermint] is well known to be propagated by its own stringy roots..such a plasticity there is in its nature.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §218 (note) The lime will receive the most sand in that way, without losing its plasticity.

1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 588 Moulded into metaphors, or carved into comparisons, with marvellous plasticity.

1878 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §108 Effects of the extraordinary plasticity of glacier-ice.

1933 L. F. Rahm Plastic Molding ii. 24 In molding, shellac compounds are generally preheated to sufficient plasticity to require no further heat from the mold.

1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. i. 2 Ductility, malleability and plasticity are closely related properties.

1994 Edges: New Planetary Patterns (Toronto) Spring 39/2 I would suggest there is a quality of attention and intellectual plasticity that derives from the habit of reading.

2. Biology. Adaptability of (part of) an organism to changes in its environment; spec. the ability to alter the neural connections of the brain as a result of experience, in the process of learning, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun] > conditions of

plasticity1858

modification1875

tolerance1898

autotrophy1900

heterotrophism1900

sympatry1904

heterotrophy1930

zootrophy1930

chemoautotrophism1943

chemolithotrophy1947

chemoorganotrophy1947

chemotrophy1947

chemoautotrophy1949

prototrophy1949

auxotrophy1953

photoautotrophy1961

photoheterotrophy1961

opportunism1967

chemoheterotrophy1972

chemolithoautotrophy1976

psychrotolerance1977

1858 R. Owen Addr. Brit. Assoc. 44 Observation of animals in a state of nature is required to show their degree of plasticity.

1868 W. K. Clifford Lect. (1879) I. 102 The race must at a certain time have a definite amount of plasticity, that is, a definite power of adapting itself to altered circumstances by changing in accordance with them.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 257 The achievements of trained ants are less convincing than the plasticity exhibited when something occurs to disturb the usually effective instinctive routine.

1964 Science 30 Oct. 611/1 Evidence for brain plasticity would seem to be propaedeutic and essential for the sound development of research on many major questions of brain-behavior relations.

1978 Nature 14 Sept. 140/2 The potential for plasticity of the developing mammalian visual system has been the subject of several investigations.

1989 R. Penrose Emperor's New Mind (1991) ix. 397 Brain plasticity is not just an incidental complication, it is an essential feature of the activity of the brain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	plasticity
释义	plasticityn. Brit. /plaˈstɪsᵻti/, U.S. /plæˈstɪsᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plastic adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < plastic adj. + -ity suffix; compare -icity suffix. 1. The quality of being plastic; spec. the ability to be easily moulded or to undergo a permanent change in shape. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] unstablenessc1340 varyingc1380 uncertaintyc1384 brotelnessc1386 were1390 instabilityc1422 bricklenessa1425 changeability?a1425 changeableness1447 vertibility1447 mutability?a1475 variableness?a1475 inconstance1509 mutationa1542 fickleness1548 variety1548 unconstancy1563 mobility1567 unstability1572 vicissitude1576 variousness1607 inconstancy1613 slipperinessa1618 alterableness1633 versatilousness1640 bottomlessness1642 lability1651 brittlety1652 versatileness1654 fluctuancy1659 fugitivenessa1661 alterability1661 permutability1662 unfixedness1668 mutablenessa1677 flittingnessa1680 frailness1687 flittiness1692 versability1721 plasticity1727 variability1771 unestablishment1776 fluctuabilitya1786 changefulness1791 unsettledness1799 versatility1802 harlequinism1808 fluidity1824 fitfulness1825 sensitiveness1825 insubstantiality1848 contingency1858 rootlessness1859 shiftingness1866 ficklety1888 variancy1888 impredicability1906 proteanism1909 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun] fusibility1624 malleability1644 fusibleness1684 pliability1725 plasticity1727 impermeability1755 unvitrescibility1786 vitrescibility1786 workableness1791 refractoriness1805 pumpability1881 permeability1882 mouldability1890 alkalinity1892 machinability1921 paintability1926 spinnability1939 processability1941 wear-resistance1946 extrudability1981 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity malleability1644 malleableness1644 fictileness1727 plasticity1727 mouldability1890 1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner lvii. 304 It [sc. peppermint] is well known to be propagated by its own stringy roots..such a plasticity there is in its nature. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §218 (note) The lime will receive the most sand in that way, without losing its plasticity. 1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 588 Moulded into metaphors, or carved into comparisons, with marvellous plasticity. 1878 B. Stewart & P. G. Tait Unseen Universe iii. §108 Effects of the extraordinary plasticity of glacier-ice. 1933 L. F. Rahm Plastic Molding ii. 24 In molding, shellac compounds are generally preheated to sufficient plasticity to require no further heat from the mold. 1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. i. 2 Ductility, malleability and plasticity are closely related properties. 1994 Edges: New Planetary Patterns (Toronto) Spring 39/2 I would suggest there is a quality of attention and intellectual plasticity that derives from the habit of reading. 2. Biology. Adaptability of (part of) an organism to changes in its environment; spec. the ability to alter the neural connections of the brain as a result of experience, in the process of learning, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun] > conditions of plasticity1858 modification1875 tolerance1898 autotrophy1900 heterotrophism1900 sympatry1904 heterotrophy1930 zootrophy1930 chemoautotrophism1943 chemolithotrophy1947 chemoorganotrophy1947 chemotrophy1947 chemoautotrophy1949 prototrophy1949 auxotrophy1953 photoautotrophy1961 photoheterotrophy1961 opportunism1967 chemoheterotrophy1972 chemolithoautotrophy1976 psychrotolerance1977 1858 R. Owen Addr. Brit. Assoc. 44 Observation of animals in a state of nature is required to show their degree of plasticity. 1868 W. K. Clifford Lect. (1879) I. 102 The race must at a certain time have a definite amount of plasticity, that is, a definite power of adapting itself to altered circumstances by changing in accordance with them. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 257 The achievements of trained ants are less convincing than the plasticity exhibited when something occurs to disturb the usually effective instinctive routine. 1964 Science 30 Oct. 611/1 Evidence for brain plasticity would seem to be propaedeutic and essential for the sound development of research on many major questions of brain-behavior relations. 1978 Nature 14 Sept. 140/2 The potential for plasticity of the developing mammalian visual system has been the subject of several investigations. 1989 R. Penrose Emperor's New Mind (1991) ix. 397 Brain plasticity is not just an incidental complication, it is an essential feature of the activity of the brain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1727
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