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ductile Definition

duc·tile (duktəl)

adjective

  1. that can be stretched, drawn, or hammered thin without breaking; not brittle: said of metals
  2. easily molded; plastic; pliant
  3. easily led; tractable

Etymology: ME ductil < L ductilis < ductus: see duct

ductile Related Forms
duc·tili·ty (duk tilə tē) noun
ductile Synonyms

ductile

modif.

plastic, pliable, malleable, tensile; see flexible 1, pliable 1. See syn. study at pliable.

ductile Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • iron: Cast iron pipes were commonly used for over 100 years, whilst today supply pipelines are usually of ductile iron or steel construction.
  • fracture: The hatched region on the opposite side to the initiation site is the final region of ductile fracture.
  • pipe: Some [ detail omitted ] of the total UK water pipe market is made up of ductile iron pipes.
  • pipeline: Nigel Ward at Saint-Gobain Pipelines explains: " Induct Plus certification will set the highest quality standard for the installation of ductile iron pipeline.
  • metal: A scarce ductile metal of the platinum series which does not have quite the same economic importance of platinum at present.
  • material: Comments are included on the relative conservatism of those criteria for ductile materials.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: The remaining solder bump is then almost pure lead, creating a very ductile column.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: Fcc metals, however, generally remain ductile at low temperatures.
  • become: Zinc becomes more ductile at temperatures above room temperature.

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