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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley