frangible
Use Frangible in a sentence
dʒə adjective
easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
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frangible (ˈfrændʒɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| breakable or fragile | |
| [C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin frangere to break] | |
| frangi'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'frangibleness | |
| —n | |
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Frangible
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
frangible
1440, from M.Fr. frangible, from M.L. frangibilis, from L. frangere "to break" (see fraction).
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Example sentences
Frangible bullets are designed to crumble into small pieces on impact with a rigid target or backstop.
Lamps and frangible fittings may be obtained from the equipment supplier.
Breakaway light poles rely on frangible transformer bases to provide the breakaway feature.
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