alloplasticity

noun

al·​lo·​plas·​tic·​i·​ty

variants or alloplasty

¦⸗⸗ˌplastē

plural -es

: the capacity for being molded or modified by the external world

—contrasted with autoplasticity

Word History

Etymology

all- + plasticity or -plasty

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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