DUCTILE


Meaning of DUCTILE in English

/ ˈdʌktaɪl; NAmE / adjective

( technical ) ( of a metal ) that can be made into a thin wire

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense malleable ): from Latin ductilis , from duct- led, from the verb ducere .

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