ductile
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
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/ˈdʌk.taɪl/
(UK)
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/ˈdʌk.taɪl/ (UK) · /ˈdʌk.təl/ (US) · /ˈdʌk.taɪl/ (US)
Definition of ductile
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
“ductile material”
“ductile shape”
“ductile alloy”
“ductile state”
“Gold is highly ductile, allowing it to be drawn into very fine wires.”
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adj
-
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
“ductile material”
“ductile shape”
“ductile alloy”
“ductile state”
“Gold is highly ductile, allowing it to be drawn into very fine wires.”
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Molded easily into a new form.
“their organisation was, by hereditary culture, much more ductile and more readily capable of acquiring knowledge than mine.”
- (rare)Led easily; prone to follow.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).
Words you can make from ductile
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- DEIL 5 pts
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- DITE 5 pts
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- EDIT 5 pts
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- TILE 4 pts
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