ductile

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/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

  1. 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

  1. 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.”
  2. Molded easily into a new form.
    “their organisation was, by hereditary culture, much more ductile and more readily capable of acquiring knowledge than mine.”
  3. (rare)Led easily; prone to follow.

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Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

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