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

Derived Forms

• ˌsuperplasˈticity, noun

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of superplastic¹

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