Associations to the word «Ductility»

Wiktionary

DUCTILITY, noun. (physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Dictionary definition

DUCTILITY, noun. The malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke