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[Greek plastikos, fit for molding] Forming; growing; changing; developing: metaplastic. Capable of being shaped or formed: plastic material such as clay. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling: the plastic art of sculpture. Having the qualities of sculpture; well-formed: the astonishing plastic beauty of the chorus girls. Giving form or shape to a substance: the plastic forces that create and wear down a mountain range. Influenced or mentally formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" Made of a plastic or plastics: a plastic garden hose. Physics. Capable of undergoing continuous deformation without rupture or relaxation. Biology. Capable of building tissue. Marked by artificiality or superficiality; synthetic: a plastic world of fad, hype, and sensation. |
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