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superplastic

[ soo-per-plas-tik ]

adjective

  1. (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.

superplastic

/ ˌsuːpəˈplæstɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a metal, alloy, etc) very easily moulded at high temperatures without fracturing

noun

  1. such a metal, alloy, etc

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Derived Forms

  • ˌsuperplasˈticity, noun

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Other Words From

  • su·per·plas·tic·i·ty [soo-per-plas-, tis, -i-tee], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of superplastic1

1945–50; super- + plastic; compare Russian sverkhplastíchnostʾ (1945) superplasticity

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