Definition of "plasticity"

plasticity

/ˈplæs.tɪs.ɪ.ti/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural plasticities
1. The quality or state of being plastic.
  Quotations
  In place of a stinger, a male bee or wasp has hardened genitalia […] used for grasping the female during mating and transferring sperm. Male genitalia are a showcase of structural plasticity.
  2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, page 15
2. (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)