duc´tile|ness

duc´tile|ness
duc|tile «DUHK tuhl», adjective.
1. that can be hammered out thin or drawn out into a wire; malleable: »

The chief ductile metals are copper, iron, brass, platinum, gold, silver, and aluminum (Walter R. Williams, Jr.).

2. easily molded or shaped; flexible: »

Wax is ductile when it is warm.

SYNONYM(S): pliant, plastic.
3. Figurative. easily managed or influenced; docile: »

The man was in truth childishly soft and ductile (Mrs. Humphry Ward).

SYNONYM(S): tractable, pliable, pliant.
[< Latin ductilis < dūcere to lead]
duc´tile|ly, adverb.
duc´tile|ness, noun.

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  • duc|tile — «DUHK tuhl», adjective. 1. that can be hammered out thin or drawn out into a wire; malleable: »The chief ductile metals are copper, iron, brass, platinum, gold, silver, and aluminum (Walter R. Williams, Jr.). 2. easily molded or shaped; flexible …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ductile — duc•tile [[t]ˈdʌk tl, tɪl[/t]] adj. 1) phs capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable 2) phs capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold 3) able to undergo change of form without breaking 4) phs capable of being …   From formal English to slang

  • 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. Addison. [1913 Webster] Forms their ductile minds To human… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ductilely — 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. Addison. [1913 Webster] Forms their ductile minds To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ductileness — 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. Addison. [1913 Webster] Forms their ductile minds To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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