Description: | Capable of being shaped or formed: plastic material such as clay. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling: the plastic art of sculpture. Having the qualities of sculpture; well-formed. Giving form or shape to a substance: the plastic forces that create and wear down a mountain range. Easily influenced; impressionable. Physics. Capable of undergoing continuous deformation without rupture or relaxation. Biology. Capable of building tissue; formative. Marked by artificiality or superficiality; synthetic: a plastic world of fad, hype, and sensation. |