electroplastic

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adjective

Of a solid material that becomes plastic in an electric field

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectroplastic (comparative more electroplastic, superlative most electroplastic)

comparative more electroplastic · superlative most electroplastic

  1. materials scienceOf a solid material that becomes plastic in an electric field

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  8. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  9. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  10. Latinplasticus
  11. Englishplastic
  12. Englishelectroplastic

Morphologically electro- + plastic

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with electroplastic

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APA

electroplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroplastic

MLA

“electroplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electroplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroplastic.

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