ductile

English

WOTD – 16 September 2009    

Etymology

From Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈdʌk.taɪl/

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

• (molded easily): flexible, plastic, pliant; see also Wikisaurus:moldable
• (led easily): tractable

Antonyms

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

Coordinate terms

• malleable

Related terms

• duct
• ductility

Translations

capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire

• Bulgarian: ковък (bg) (kovǎk)
• Danish: stækbar (da)
• Finnish: muokattava (fi), taottava (fi)
• French: ductile (fr)
• Italian: duttile (it) m and f

• Manx: yn-sheeyney (gv)
• Norwegian: formbar (no)
• Russian: тягучий (ru) (tjagučij)
• Slovak: kujný (sk) m rozťažný (sk) m
• Turkish: sünek (tr)

molded easily into a new form

• Bulgarian: пластичен (bg) (plastičen)
• Danish: smidig (da), sej (da)

• Finnish: muokattava (fi)
• Italian: duttile (it) m and f
• Slovak: tvárny (sk) m tvarovateľný (sk) m poddajný (sk) m

easily led

• Bulgarian: податлив (bg) (podatliv)
• Danish: føjelig (da)

• Finnish: johdateltava (fi), herkkäuskoinen (fi)
• Russian: послушный (ru) (poslušnyj)
• Slovak: poddajný (sk) m ovládateľný (sk) m

See also

• elastic

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French

Etymology

From Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyk.til/

Adjective

ductile (masculine and feminine, plural ductiles)

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

Anagrams

• dulcite

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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