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Brittleness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Brittleness has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

firm but easily broken

2

The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.

See Also
charpy impact test onychorrhexis break fragility brittle deformation cryogrinding xerasia
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
breakableness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
flakiness
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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