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duc⋅tile

  [duhk-tl, -til]
–adjective
1. capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
2. capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold.
3. able to undergo change of form without breaking.
4. capable of being molded or shaped; plastic.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME < L ductilis, equiv. to duct(us) (ptp. of dūcere to draw along) + -ilis -ile

Related forms:
duc⋅tile⋅ly, adverb
duc⋅til⋅i⋅ty, duc⋅tile⋅ness, noun
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duc·tile   (dŭk'təl, -tīl')   
adj.  

  1. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin: ductile metals.

  2. Easily molded or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.

  3. Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced; tractable.


[Middle English ductil, from Old French, from Latin ductilis, from ductus, past participle of dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
duc·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē), duc'ti·li·bil'i·ty (-lə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Word Origin & History

ductile 
c.1340, from O.Fr. ductile, from L. ductilis "that may be led or drawn," from ducere "to lead" (see duke).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: duc·tile
Pronunciation: 'd&k-t&l, -"tIl
Function: adjective
: capable of being drawn out or hammered thin<ductile metal> —duc·til·i·ty /"d&k-'til-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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ductile duc·tile (dŭk'təl, -tīl')
adj.
Easily molded or shaped.

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Science Dictionary
ductile   (dŭk'təl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Easily stretched without breaking or lowering in material strength. Gold is relatively ductile at room temperature, and most metals become more ductile with increasing temperature. Compare brittle, malleable.

  2. Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.


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