ductileadj.

/ˈdʌktɪl/

/ˈdʌktʌɪl/

Forms: Also 1600s -il.

Etymology: < French auctile (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin ductilis that may be led or drawn, < dūcĕre to lead.

1. Of metal:

a. That may be hammered out thin; malleable; flexible, pliable, not brittle. Still frequent in literary use: for technical use, see 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > malleable

ductilea1340

treatable1340

ductible1413

battable1601

ducible1657

superplastic1947

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xcvii. 6 Syngis til oure God..in trumpys ductils [L. in tubis ductilibus].

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 10 It [gold] is more ductile and easie to be brought to what poynt you will then any of the other.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 505 The other sort of copper..yeeldeth to the hammer and will be drawne out, whereupon some there be who call it Ductile, i. battable.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads (1677) 290 Pieces for his legs of ductile tin.

1869 M. Somerville Molecular & Microsc. Sci. i. i. 4 Calcium is a bright ductile metal of a bronze colour.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xviii. 229 Greaves of ductile tin.

b. Capable of being drawn out into wire or thread, tough. (The current technical use.)

ΚΠ

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §845 All Bodies Ductile (as Metals that will be drawne into Wire).

1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 430 The best English copper is accounted less tough and ductile than Swedish copper.

1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) I. ix. 461 All the metals, that have been described as malleable (with the exception, perhaps, of nickel) are also ductile, or may be formed into wire.

1875 R. W. Emerson Parnassus in Wks. (1906) III. 359 A firm ductile thread of gold.

a. Of matter generally: Flexible, pliant; capable of being moulded or shaped; plastic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > ductile

tractile1626

sequacious1640

ductile1659

1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. vii. 405 The moist and ductil matter in the Womb.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 303 The Waters were..a more ductile, and possibly a more fertil Body than the Earth.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 208 The ductile wax with busy hands I mold.

1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 162 Potters form Their soft and ductile Clay to various Shapes.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 209 The level interior is full of ductile sulphur.

b. figurative. Of things immaterial.

ΚΠ

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 187 The first principles of life must be tender and ductile, that they may yield to all the motions and gentle touches of nature.

1788 T. Reid Aristotle's Logic iv. §3. 77 To show of what ductile materials syllogisms are made.

1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. 46 There never was a man under whose hands language was more plastic and ductile.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 239 The Roman law..has proved extremely ductile and accommodating.

3. Of persons, their dispositions, etc.: Susceptible of being led or drawn; yielding readily to persuasion or instruction; tractable, pliable, pliant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable

beisuma1225

treatable1303

waldinc1485

tractable?1504

towardly1513

obsequent1520

conformable1547

unwilful1570

sonsya1622

ductile1622

obedible1622

ductible1623

unobstinate1632

ducible1633

docile1647

fictile1676

amenable1680

tawie1786

trottya1913

1622 J. Donne Serm. XV. Verse XX. Chap. Iudges 21 A good, and tractable, and ductile disposition.

1650 J. Dury Jvst Re-proposals 16 Men of ductile spirits unto evill.

1765 S. Johnson Plays of Shakespeare VIII. Romeo & Juliet. 125 Whose genius was not very..ductile to humour, but acute, argumentative, comprehensive, and sublime.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iii. ii. 29 The ductile temper of Adeline yielded easily.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella II. iii. iii. 310 The man..was in truth childishly soft and ductile.

4. Of water: Conducted or capable of being made to flow through channels.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > capable of being channelled

ductile1728

a1637 B. Jonson Fall of Mortimer in Wks. (Rtldg.) 503/2 I felt it ductile [1640 Dactile: see dactile v.] through my blood.]

1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 52 Ductile dulness new meanders takes.

1737 R. Savage Of Public Spirit 16 Lo! ductile riv'lets visit distant towns!

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 177 The ductile streams, after performing their fertilizing office, bound over the rocks.

Derivatives

ˈductilely adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > tractably

tractably1611

ductilelya1631

towardly1704

docilely1868

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 177 I come into the hands of my God, as pliably, as ductily, as that first clod of earth, of which he made me in Adam.

ˈductileness n. (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > ductility

sequacity1626

ductilenessa1631

ductility1654

sequaciousnessa1676

tractility1713

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 369 Which shewes the ductilenesse, the appliablenesse of Gods mercy.

a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. i. §1 Gold..by reason of a faithfull tenacity and ductilenesse, will be brought to cover 10000. times as much of any other Mettall.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ductile
释义	ductileadj. /ˈdʌktɪl//ˈdʌktʌɪl/ Forms: Also 1600s -il. Etymology: < French auctile (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin ductilis that may be led or drawn, < dūcĕre to lead. 1. Of metal: a. That may be hammered out thin; malleable; flexible, pliable, not brittle. Still frequent in literary use: for technical use, see 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > malleable ductilea1340 treatable1340 ductible1413 battable1601 ducible1657 superplastic1947 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xcvii. 6 Syngis til oure God..in trumpys ductils [L. in tubis ductilibus]. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 10 It [gold] is more ductile and easie to be brought to what poynt you will then any of the other. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 505 The other sort of copper..yeeldeth to the hammer and will be drawne out, whereupon some there be who call it Ductile, i. battable. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads (1677) 290 Pieces for his legs of ductile tin. 1869 M. Somerville Molecular & Microsc. Sci. i. i. 4 Calcium is a bright ductile metal of a bronze colour. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xviii. 229 Greaves of ductile tin. b. Capable of being drawn out into wire or thread, tough. (The current technical use.) ΚΠ 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §845 All Bodies Ductile (as Metals that will be drawne into Wire). 1796 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 430 The best English copper is accounted less tough and ductile than Swedish copper. 1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) I. ix. 461 All the metals, that have been described as malleable (with the exception, perhaps, of nickel) are also ductile, or may be formed into wire. 1875 R. W. Emerson Parnassus in Wks. (1906) III. 359 A firm ductile thread of gold. 2. a. Of matter generally: Flexible, pliant; capable of being moulded or shaped; plastic. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > ductile tractile1626 sequacious1640 ductile1659 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. vii. 405 The moist and ductil matter in the Womb. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 303 The Waters were..a more ductile, and possibly a more fertil Body than the Earth. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 208 The ductile wax with busy hands I mold. 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 162 Potters form Their soft and ductile Clay to various Shapes. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 209 The level interior is full of ductile sulphur. b. figurative. Of things immaterial. ΚΠ 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 187 The first principles of life must be tender and ductile, that they may yield to all the motions and gentle touches of nature. 1788 T. Reid Aristotle's Logic iv. §3. 77 To show of what ductile materials syllogisms are made. 1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. 46 There never was a man under whose hands language was more plastic and ductile. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 239 The Roman law..has proved extremely ductile and accommodating. 3. Of persons, their dispositions, etc.: Susceptible of being led or drawn; yielding readily to persuasion or instruction; tractable, pliable, pliant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable beisuma1225 treatable1303 waldinc1485 tractable?1504 towardly1513 obsequent1520 conformable1547 unwilful1570 sonsya1622 ductile1622 obedible1622 ductible1623 unobstinate1632 ducible1633 docile1647 fictile1676 amenable1680 tawie1786 trottya1913 1622 J. Donne Serm. XV. Verse XX. Chap. Iudges 21 A good, and tractable, and ductile disposition. 1650 J. Dury Jvst Re-proposals 16 Men of ductile spirits unto evill. 1765 S. Johnson Plays of Shakespeare VIII. Romeo & Juliet. 125 Whose genius was not very..ductile to humour, but acute, argumentative, comprehensive, and sublime. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iii. ii. 29 The ductile temper of Adeline yielded easily. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella II. iii. iii. 310 The man..was in truth childishly soft and ductile. 4. Of water: Conducted or capable of being made to flow through channels. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > capable of being channelled ductile1728 a1637 B. Jonson Fall of Mortimer in Wks. (Rtldg.) 503/2 I felt it ductile [1640 Dactile: see dactile v.] through my blood.] 1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 52 Ductile dulness new meanders takes. 1737 R. Savage Of Public Spirit 16 Lo! ductile riv'lets visit distant towns! 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 35 177 The ductile streams, after performing their fertilizing office, bound over the rocks. Derivatives ˈductilely adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > tractably tractably1611 ductilelya1631 towardly1704 docilely1868 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 177 I come into the hands of my God, as pliably, as ductily, as that first clod of earth, of which he made me in Adam. ˈductileness n. (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > ductility sequacity1626 ductilenessa1631 ductility1654 sequaciousnessa1676 tractility1713 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 369 Which shewes the ductilenesse, the appliablenesse of Gods mercy. a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. i. §1 Gold..by reason of a faithfull tenacity and ductilenesse, will be brought to cover 10000. times as much of any other Mettall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1340
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