Antonyms for ductile
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : duhk-tl, -til |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌk tl, -tɪl |
Definition of ductile
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French ductile or directly from Latin ductilis "that may be led or drawn," from past participle of ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related: Ductility.
- adj pliant, flexible
- A ductile substance is one which is capable of being drawn into wire.
- Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
- On the other hand, if it is suffered to cool gradually, it becomes too soft and ductile.
- Extract from : « Popular Technology; Volume 2 » by Edward Hazen
- Among the metals permanent in the air, 17 are ductile and 16 are brittle.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- Nickel is white, ductile and malleable, but of difficult fusion.
- Extract from : « The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World » by Thomas Wood
- It is of a reddish colour, malleable, ductile, and tenacious.
- Extract from : « The Silversmith's Handbook » by George E. Gee
- From morn to night he thumbed and pushed about the ductile clay.
- Extract from : « A Fortnight of Folly » by Maurice Thompson
- Pure nickel is grayish-white, malleable, ductile and tenacious.
- Extract from : « Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting » by Harold P. Manly
- It is ductile, is not affected by immersion in sea-water, and can be machined.
- Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 » by Various
- It is a white metal of bluish tint and is malleable and ductile.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 » by Various
- She has laboriously wrought this ductile nervous tissue to her own ends.
- Extract from : « Impressions And Comments » by Havelock Ellis
Synonyms for ductile
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