ductile
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌk.taɪl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʌk.təl/, /ˈdʌk.taɪl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌktaɪl
Adjective edit
ductile (comparative more ductile, superlative most ductile)
- Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
- ductile material
- ductile shape
- ductile alloy
- ductile state
- Molded easily into a new form.
- (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.
Synonyms edit
- (molded easily): flexible, plastic, pliant; see also Thesaurus:moldable
- (led easily): tractable
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "capable of being pulled into thin wire"): brittle
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
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molded easily into a new form
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easily led
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ductile (plural ductiles)
- ductile (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Further reading edit
- “ductile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
ductile
References edit
- ductile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)