ductile

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌk.taɪl/

Adjective

ductile (comparative more ductile, superlative most ductile)

1. Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
2. Molded easily into a new form.
3. (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

See also

• elastic

Anagrams

• dulcite

Etymology

From Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyk.til/

Adjective

ductile (plural ductiles)

1. ductile (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire).

Further reading

• “ductile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dulcite

Adjective

ductile

1. nominative neuter singular of ductilis
2. accusative neuter singular of ductilis
3. vocative neuter singular of ductilis

References

• ductile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)