Etymology

ductile

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Today it means: Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. Full definition →

Latin ductilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromductilis“easily led”
  2. English todayductile

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

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