ductility

2 definitions found

ductility - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ductility \Duc*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ductilit['e].]
     1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into
        wires or filaments.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Tractableness; pliableness. --South.
        [1913 Webster]

ductility - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ductility
      n 1: the malleability of something that can be drawn into
           threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets [syn:
           ductility, ductileness]