plastisitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin plasticitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plastiˈsitas/
• Rhymes: -tas, -as, -s
• Hyphenation: plas‧ti‧si‧tas

Noun

plastisitas (plural plastisitas-plastisitas)

1. plasticity:
   1. (physics) the property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value)
   2. (neurology) how entire brain structures, and the brain itself, can change as a result of experience

Synonyms

• keplastikan (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• plastik
• plastis
• plastisin

Further reading

• “plastisitas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016