Ductile Definition

dŭktəl, -tīl
adjective
That can be stretched, drawn, or hammered thin without breaking; not brittle.
Webster's New World
Easily molded; plastic; pliant.
Webster's New World
Easily led; tractable.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Ductile

  • Middle English ductil from Old French from Latin ductilis from ductus past participle of dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

    From Wiktionary

Ductile Sentence Examples

  • Sudden cooling makes the metal extremely ductile, and slow cooling makes it brittle.

  • It is a silver-white ductile metal (of specific gravity 2.54) which melts at 8000.

  • According to Chenevix, the alloy composed of equal parts of the two metals is grey, is less ductile than its constituent metals and has the specific gravity i i.

  • There are many metals and alloys which are malleable and ductile, and also readily fused and cast.

  • For ductile iron or mild steel it may be taken as 1.5.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUC

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ELEILE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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