DUCTILITY

ductility, ductileness

(noun) the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ductility (countable and uncountable, plural ductilities)

(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Source: Wiktionary


Duc*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ductilité.]

1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments.

2. Tractableness; pliableness. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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