Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
dubitable
Dublin
Dublin Bay prawn
dubnium
Dubrovnik
Dubuque
ducal
ducat
duce
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
duchess
duchess potatoes
duchesse satin
duchy
duck (1)
duck (2)
duck (3)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

ductile
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

Word Key: Synonyms

See pliable.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft