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plasticity

In art appreciation, quality of a flat, two-dimensional figure that gives it the strong impression of being solid. In sculpture it refers either to the malleability of a material (the extent to which it can be modelled or moulded) or to its three-dimensional quality.



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It was another instance of the plasticity of his clay, of his capacity for being moulded by the pressure of environment.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
To that, to the study of the plasticity of living forms, my life has been devoted.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Before he arose to the surface from that first plunge into the underworld he discovered that he was a good actor and demonstrated the plasticity of his nature.
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