ductility definition - Dictionary

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duc·tile [ dúkt'l ]

adjective

Definition:

1. malleable enough to be worked: able to be drawn out into wire or hammered into very thin sheets

ductile metal

2. readily shaped: able to be molded or shaped without breaking

3. readily influenced: easily persuaded or influenced

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin ductilis "that may be led" < ducere "to lead"]

duc·til·i·ty [ duk tíllətee ] noun

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