embrittlement

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
24
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/

Definition of embrittlement

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness.
    “Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings.”

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Etymology

From embrittle + -ment.

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