Anelasticity

/ˌænɪlæsˈtɪsəti/ noun

The quality or state of being anelastic; the property of a material that fails to return completely to its original shape after deformation.

From anelastic plus the noun-forming suffix -ity. This technical term in materials science and physics denotes a fundamental property of matter.

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