FRIABLE


Meaning of FRIABLE in English

/ ˈfraɪəbl; NAmE / adjective

( technical ) easily broken up into small pieces :

friable soil

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin friabilis , from friare to crumble.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.