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Ductile Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ductile
(a.)
Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.
(a.)
Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.
(a.)
Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.
(a.)
Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ductile
Adjective
1. easily influenced
(synonym) malleable
(similar) tractable, manipulable
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
(synonym) malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
(similar) elastic
Adjective
1. easily influenced
(synonym) malleable
(similar) tractable, manipulable
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
(synonym) malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
(similar) elastic
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
ductile
malleable ;pliable ;(of metals) easily pulled into shape ;flexible ;(of someone) easily influenced or controlled
***Copper is highly ductile but quite expensive, alumunium on the other hand offers good ductility and costs less, hence is popular for making electric wires.
malleable ;pliable ;(of metals) easily pulled into shape ;flexible ;(of someone) easily influenced or controlled
***Copper is highly ductile but quite expensive, alumunium on the other hand offers good ductility and costs less, hence is popular for making electric wires.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ductile
ductile
\duc"tile\ (?), a. [l. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. f. ductile. see duct.]
1. easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people. forms their ductile minds to human virtues. ips.
2. capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads. gold is the softest and most ductile of all metals. -- duc"tile*ly (#), adv. -- duc"tile*ness , n.
ductile
adj
1. easily influenced [syn: malleable]
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
ductile
\duc"tile\ (?), a. [l. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. f. ductile. see duct.]
1. easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people. forms their ductile minds to human virtues. ips.
2. capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads. gold is the softest and most ductile of all metals. -- duc"tile*ly (#), adv. -- duc"tile*ness , n.
ductile
adj
1. easily influenced [syn: malleable]
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
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ductile
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
Ductile Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
ductilis
ADJ
ductile/malleable (metals); that is led along a course
ADJ
ductile/malleable (metals); that is led along a course
Ductile Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Ductile
Can be reshaped or drawn without breaking
Can be reshaped or drawn without breaking
Ductile Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ductility
Ductility is the mechanical property of being capable of sustaining large plastic deformations due to tensile stress without fracture (in metals, such as being drawn into a wire). It is characterized by the material flowing under shear stress. It is contrasted with brittleness.
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