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ductile

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ductile /ˈdʌktʌɪl/

▶adjective

1 (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.

2 able to be deformed without losing toughness.

– derivatives
ductility noun.

– origin ME: from L. ductilis, from duct-, ducere ‘to lead’.

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