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• fri|a|ble — «FRY uh buhl», adjective. easily crumbled; crumbly: »Dry soil is friable. Coke is rather tiresome to handle, as it does not shovel well and is inclined to be friable (London Times). ╂[< Latin friābilis < friāre crumble] …   Useful english dictionary

• fri|a|ble|ness — «FRY uh buhl nihs», noun. = friability. (Cf. ↑friability) …   Useful english dictionary

• fri — af·fri·cate; af·fri·cat·ed; af·fri·ca·tion; con·fri·ca·tion; fri·a·bil·i·ty; fri·a·ble; fri·and; fri·ar; fri·ar·ly; fri·ary; fri·bourg; fri·ca·tion; fri·day; fri·days; fri·gid·i·ty; fri·go·ri·fi·co; fri·jol; fri·jo·li·llo; fri·sé; fri·sette;… …   English syllables

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• Fri'ableness — Friable Fri a*ble, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. Friable ground. Evelyn. Soft and friable texture. Paley …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• friable — fri·a·ble …   English syllables

• friable — fri•a•ble [[t]ˈfraɪ ə bəl[/t]] adj. gel easily crumbled or reduced to powder • Etymology: 1555–65; < L friābilis fri a•bil′i•ty, fri′a•ble•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• friable — fri|a|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

• friable — fri|a|ble [ˈfraıəbəl] adj technical [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin friare to break into very small pieces ] friable rocks or soil are easily broken into very small pieces or into powder …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• friable — fri|a|ble [ fraıəbl ] adjective TECHNICAL easily broken into smaller pieces: CRUMBLY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English