malleability
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i noun
1.
the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing: the extreme malleability of gold.
2.
adaptability: the malleability of an infant's brain.
Also, mal·le·a·ble·ness.
Related forms
non·mal·le·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·mal·le·a·ble·ness, noun
un·mal·le·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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malleable (ˈmælɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking |
| 2. | able to be influenced; pliable or tractable |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer] | |
| mallea'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'malleableness | |
| —n | |
| 'malleably | |
| —adv | |
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Malleability
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
Example sentences
Its malleability and adaptability to present mores make it prime revival fodder.
Its extraordinary genetic malleability has left it wide open to large-scale manipulation.
He argues that our mental malleability has turned us into servants of technology, our circuits reprogrammed by our gadgets.
His pure choirboy tenor and open face suggest infinite malleability.
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