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plasticity

plas·tic·i·ty [ pla stíssətee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ability to be molded: the condition of being soft and capable of being molded

2. ability to keep shape after change: the quality that will allow a substance to retain its change in shape after being bent, stretched, or squeezed

3. three-dimensional quality: the three-dimensional quality of an image

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