PLASTICITY


Meaning of PLASTICITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pla-ˈsti-sə-tē ]

noun

Date: circa 1783

1. : the quality or state of being plastic ; especially : capacity for being molded or altered

2. : the ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation

3. : the capacity of organisms with the same genotype to vary in developmental pattern, in phenotype, or in behavior according to varying environmental conditions

4. : the capacity for continuous alteration of the neural pathways and synapses of the living brain and nervous system in response to experience or injury

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.