viscoplastic

English

adjective
Definitions
  • Describing a material that behaves as a solid below a critical value of stress, but flows like a viscous liquid at greater values of stress.

Etymology

Prefix from English plastic (malleable, flexible).

Origin

English

plastic

Gloss

malleable, flexible

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

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