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Webster 1913 Edition


Ductile

Duc′tile

,
Adj.
[L.
ductilis
, fr.
ducere
to lead: cf. F.
ductile
. See
Duct
.]
1.
Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction;
as, a
ductile
people
.
Addison.
Forms their
ductile
minds
To human virtues.
Philips.
2.
Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.
Duc′tile-ly
(#)
,
adv.
Duc′tile-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ductile

DUCTILE

,
Adj.
[L., to lead.]
1.
That may be led; easy to be led or drawn; tractable; complying; obsequious; yielding to motives, persuasion or instruction; as the ductile minds of youth; a ductile people.
2.
Flexible; pliable.
The ductile rind and leaves of radiant gold.
3.
That may be drawn out into wire or threads. Gold is the most ductile of the metals.
4.
That may be extended by beating.

Definition 2024


ductile

ductile

English

Adjective

ductile (comparative more ductile, superlative most ductile)

  1. Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
  2. Molded easily into a new form.
  3. (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (capable of being pulled into thin wire): brittle

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French

Etymology

From Latin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyk.til/

Adjective

ductile m, f (plural ductiles)

  1. ductile (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire).

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Latin

Adjective

ductile

  1. nominative neuter singular of ductilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of ductilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of ductilis

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