🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

가소성 점토

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gasoseong jeomto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plastic clay/ˈplæs.tɪk kleɪ/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"도예가는 가소성 점토를 사용하여 항아리를 빚었다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fine-grained earthy material that becomes sticky and easily molded when wet, commonly used in ceramics and pottery.

    "The artist kneaded the plastic clay thoroughly before shaping it on the potter's wheel."
  2. 2

    In geology, a sedimentary clay possessing strong cohesive properties and high flexibility under pressure.

    "The geotechnical survey identified a layer of plastic clay underlying the construction site."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'plastic', originating from the Greek 'plastikos' (capable of being molded), and 'clæġ', an Old English word for sticky, fine-grained earth. The compound term developed in geological and ceramic terminology to describe fine clays that exhibit high plasticity when mixed with water.

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