thermoplastic (redirected from thermoplasticity)

ther·mo·plas·tic  (thûrm-plstk)

adj.

Becoming soft when heated and hard when cooled.

n.

A thermoplastic resin, such as polystyrene or polyethylene.

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thermo·plas·tici·ty (-pl-sts-t) n.

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thermoplastic

Adjective

(of a material, esp. a synthetic plastic) becoming soft when heated and rehardening on cooling

Noun

a synthetic plastic or resin, such as polystyrene

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thermoplastic  (thûrm-plstk)

Of or relating to a compound that can be repeatedly made soft and hard through heating and cooling. Polyethylene and polystyrene are thermoplastic resins. Compare thermosetting.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thermoplastic - a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled thermoplastic resin plastic - generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives saran - any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things celluloid - highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
Adj.	1.	thermoplastic - having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled; "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change" thermoset, thermosetting - having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"