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- in|duc|tile «ihn DUHK tuhl», adjective.not ductile; not pliable; unyielding: »
A man of honour…but inductile, unimaginative, hard (F. W. Robinson).
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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;… … Useful english dictionary
duc´tile|ly — 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;… … Useful english dictionary
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
duc·tile — /ˈdʌktl̩, ˈdʌkˌtʰajəɬ/ adj technical of a metal : capable of being bent or pulled into different shapes ductile iron … Useful english dictionary
tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… … English syllables
duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… … English syllables
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine — named after his title and his surname.LifeEarly lifeLouis Auguste de Bourbon was born at the Château de Saint Germain en Laye on March 31 1670. He was placed in the care of his mother s friends, the widowed Madame Scarron. Named Louis after his… … Wikipedia
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 [ˈdʌktaıl US tl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: ductilis, from ducere to lead ] ductile metals can be pressed or pulled into shape without needing to be heated >ductility [dʌkˈtılıti] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
ductile — duc|tile [ dʌktl, dʌk,taıl ] adjective SCIENCE ductile metals are metals such as COPPER and ALUMINUM that can be pressed or pulled into different shapes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
