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单词 plasticity
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Definition of plasticity in English:

plasticity

noun plaˈstɪsɪtiplæˈstɪsədi
mass noun
  • 1The quality of being easily shaped or moulded.

    可塑性

    fine clay, at the right degree of plasticity, is more useful
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Morphological plasticity is common in clonal plants, particularly in spacers, those parts of clonal plants that interconnect ramets.
    • So for us this has demonstrated to us a degree of plasticity that we have never known before the brain capable of.
    • Selection experiments have even targeted the degree of phenotypic plasticity of particular traits.
    • This phenomenon may reflect plasticity of the central nervous system, which is well recognized during early development.
    • Whether this is due to decreased plasticity in the auditory cortex or in the language areas of the cortex is not known.
    • There is no experimental evidence so far that phenotypic plasticity allows plants to adapt cuticular permeance to changes in evaporative demand.
    • We hope these papers will fuel continued interest in the puzzling patterns of thermal plasticity and guide future efforts to reveal their causes.
    • We will now summarize some of the work which suggests that, indeed, the spinal cord has some remarkable degree of plasticity.
    • A certain degree of plasticity in physiological traits is ubiquitous among plants.
    • The plasticity of the auditory system is currently thought to be at its maximum below the age of 2 years.
    • His work spans the fields of auditory perception, cortical plasticity and disorders such as dyslexia and focal dystonia.
    • Thus, the brain shows considerable plasticity for development of language capacity in young children.
    • The hydrodynamic effect makes more probable the induction of plasticity after calcium ions flow in.
    • Such a description should include reference to the particle size distribution of the soil, plasticity, colour, texture, and mineral composition.
    • The degree of F-actin plasticity has remained one of the main unknowns of cell migration mechanics.
    • However, predictions of optimal plasticity assume no cost to plasticity and sufficient genetic variance.
    • This arrangement could enable increased plasticity in the evolution of transpositional variation in the vertebrate body plan.
    • Experiments that examine genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in trees are often limited in replication or restricted to early seedling stages.
    • In this case, phenotypic plasticity and not genetic uniqueness confer disparate leaf morphology.
    • Guard cell plasticity or, more exactly, plasticity in transpiration is clearly physiological plasticity.
    Synonyms
    malleability, softness, pliancy, pliability, flexibility, suppleness, ductility
  • 2Biology
    The adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment or differences between its various habitats.

    〔生〕(生物体对环境变化或不同栖息地差异的)适应力,可塑性

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alliaria petiolata displays plasticity to varied habitat conditions including levels of shading.
    • As distinct from Upogebia, callianassids display a high degree of behavioral plasticity.
    • This plasticity allows an organism to adjust continually to changing daylength as the seasons of the year progress.
    • This confers a high level of architectural plasticity on the grapevine, enabling it to respond to environmental conditions.
    • Such dynamic conditions require plasticity in behavior as a means of tracking environmental change.

Definition of plasticity in US English:

plasticity

nounplaˈstisədēplæˈstɪsədi
  • 1The quality of being easily shaped or molded.

    可塑性

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This phenomenon may reflect plasticity of the central nervous system, which is well recognized during early development.
    • Guard cell plasticity or, more exactly, plasticity in transpiration is clearly physiological plasticity.
    • A certain degree of plasticity in physiological traits is ubiquitous among plants.
    • We will now summarize some of the work which suggests that, indeed, the spinal cord has some remarkable degree of plasticity.
    • Morphological plasticity is common in clonal plants, particularly in spacers, those parts of clonal plants that interconnect ramets.
    • This arrangement could enable increased plasticity in the evolution of transpositional variation in the vertebrate body plan.
    • Such a description should include reference to the particle size distribution of the soil, plasticity, colour, texture, and mineral composition.
    • We hope these papers will fuel continued interest in the puzzling patterns of thermal plasticity and guide future efforts to reveal their causes.
    • The degree of F-actin plasticity has remained one of the main unknowns of cell migration mechanics.
    • So for us this has demonstrated to us a degree of plasticity that we have never known before the brain capable of.
    • However, predictions of optimal plasticity assume no cost to plasticity and sufficient genetic variance.
    • Whether this is due to decreased plasticity in the auditory cortex or in the language areas of the cortex is not known.
    • The hydrodynamic effect makes more probable the induction of plasticity after calcium ions flow in.
    • Selection experiments have even targeted the degree of phenotypic plasticity of particular traits.
    • His work spans the fields of auditory perception, cortical plasticity and disorders such as dyslexia and focal dystonia.
    • The plasticity of the auditory system is currently thought to be at its maximum below the age of 2 years.
    • Thus, the brain shows considerable plasticity for development of language capacity in young children.
    • There is no experimental evidence so far that phenotypic plasticity allows plants to adapt cuticular permeance to changes in evaporative demand.
    • In this case, phenotypic plasticity and not genetic uniqueness confer disparate leaf morphology.
    • Experiments that examine genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in trees are often limited in replication or restricted to early seedling stages.
    Synonyms
    malleability, softness, pliancy, pliability, flexibility, suppleness, ductility
    1. 1.1Biology The adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment or differences between its various habitats.
      〔生〕(生物体对环境变化或不同栖息地差异的)适应力,可塑性
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This plasticity allows an organism to adjust continually to changing daylength as the seasons of the year progress.
      • Such dynamic conditions require plasticity in behavior as a means of tracking environmental change.
      • As distinct from Upogebia, callianassids display a high degree of behavioral plasticity.
      • This confers a high level of architectural plasticity on the grapevine, enabling it to respond to environmental conditions.
      • Alliaria petiolata displays plasticity to varied habitat conditions including levels of shading.
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