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duc⋅tile

  [duhk-tl, -til]
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–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.
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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