Ductile has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
2
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
"ductile copper"
"malleable metals such as gold"
"they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
"pliant molten glass"
"made of highly tensile steel alloy"
3
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
Example Sentences
"ductile copper"
adjective
"malleable metals such as gold"
adjective
"they soaked the leather to made it pliable"
adjective
"pliant molten glass"
adjective
"made of highly tensile steel alloy"
adjective
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Origin
The word ductile comes from Old French and originally derives from the Latin term ductilis, meaning "easily led." This root reflects the material's ability to be drawn out into thin wires or sheets.