plastic flow

noun

Any fluid flow in which movement is proportional to the applied force (above the yield value).

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Meanings

nounplastic flow (plural plastic flows)

plural plastic flows

  1. natural sciencesAny fluid flow in which movement is proportional to the applied force (above the yield value).
  2. geographyAny deformation caused by a sustained force.
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