Synonyms for ductility
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
Related words
- Other spellings
- ductilibility
Forms
- Plural
- ductilities → pliabilities, elasticities, flexibilities, facilities…
Example sentences
- flexibility Incorporate stretching exercises for flexibility.
- elasticity The elasticity of this polymer isn't the best suited to our ends.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ductility | falling | |
| flexibility | steady | |
| elasticity | falling | |
| pliability | steady | |
| tractility | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- facility4
- 10 letters
- elasticity5, pliability, tractility
- 11 letters
- flexibility5, ductileness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (facility4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ductilité
- Italiano
- duttilità
- Deutsch
- Verformbarkeit
- Català
- ductilitat