ductility

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US/dʌkˈtɪlɪdi/

noun

Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

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ductileness
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Meanings

nounductility (countable and uncountable, plural ductilities)

plural ductilities

  1. countableuncountablematerials scienceAbility of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets

Similar
ductileness
Broader
malleabilityplasticity
Also see
ductilenessmoldabilitytractility

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ductile + -ity.

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Translations

Bulgarian разтегливост
  • разтегливост (razteglivost)ability of material
Chinese Mandarin 延性
  • 延性 (yánxìng)ability of material
Czech tažnost
  • tažnostability of material
Dutch taaiheid
  • taaiheidability of material
Finnish venyvyys
  • venyvyysability of material
French ductilité
  • ductilitéability of material
German Verformbarkeit
  • Verformbarkeitability of material
Italian duttilità
  • duttilitàability of material
Lithuanian tąsumas
  • tąsumasability of material
Norwegian Bokmål duktilitet, formbarhet
  • duktilitetability of material
  • formbarhetability of material
Polish ciągliwość
  • ciągliwośćability of material
Russian ковкость, тягучесть
  • ковкость (kovkostʹ)ability of material
  • тягучесть (tjagučestʹ)ability of material
Slovak kujnosť, pružnosť
  • kujnosťability of material
  • pružnosťability of material
Spanish ductilidad
  • ductilidadability of material
Turkish süneklik
  • süneklikability of material

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ductility

abilityfacilityutilitydisabilitypossibilitystabilitycapabilityprobabilityflexibilitycompatibilityvulnerabilityfertilityinstabilityagilityversatilityhostilityhumilitysensibilitynobilityimpossibilityfutilitymanageabilityfragilityvirility
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Cite this entry
APA

ductility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ductility

MLA

“ductility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ductility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ductility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ductility.

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