superplasticity

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noun

the deformation of a solid beyond its normal breaking point

OriginEnglish plasticity ← Latin plasticus ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperplasticity (countable and uncountable, plural superplasticities)

plural superplasticities

  1. countableuncountablethe deformation of a solid beyond its normal breaking point

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latinplasticus
  8. Englishplastic
  9. Englishplasticity
  10. Englishsuperplasticity

From super- + plasticity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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