frangible

adjective

fran·gi·ble ˈfran-jə-bəl How to pronounce frangible (audio)

: readily or easily broken

frangibility

ˌfran-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce frangible (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party

Recent Examples on the Web If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine.

New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021 Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round.

New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021 At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off.

The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019 Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects.

Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018 Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students.

Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018 Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15.

Elliott Woods, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2018 This guy visited Bam two months ago to take extensive touristpictures of Bam’s famous and highly frangible mud-brick structures.

Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2003 See More

frangible

adjective

as in fragile

easily broken frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

fragile
brittle
breakable
delicate
frail
tenuous
friable
fine
weak
flimsy
crumbly
gossamer
short
crushable
soft
feeble
flaky
embrittled
inelastic
shaky
eggshell
dainty
slight
infirm
crisp
tender
crispy
inflexible
spindly
flakey
shivery
stiff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strong
sturdy
tough
rigid
solid
infrangible
substantial
hard
compact
unbreakable
elastic
nonbreakable
unyielding
flexible
firm
resilient
supple
springy
rubbery
stretch
rubberlike
stretchable

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of frangible are brittle, crisp, fragile, and friable. While all these words mean "breaking easily," frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy.

frangible stone used for paving

The meanings of brittle and frangible largely overlap; however, brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness.

brittle bones

In some situations, the words crisp and frangible are roughly equivalent. However, crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods.

crisp lettuce

The synonyms fragile and frangible are sometimes interchangeable, but fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling.

a fragile antique chair

Although the words friable and frangible have much in common, friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized.

friable soil

单词	frangible
释义	frangible adjective fran·gi·ble ˈfran-jə-bəl : readily or easily broken frangibility ˌfran-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun Synonyms breakable delicate fragile frail See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party Recent Examples on the Web If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021 Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021 At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off. The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019 Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects. Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018 Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students. Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018 Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15. Elliott Woods, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2018 This guy visited Bam two months ago to take extensive touristpictures of Bam’s famous and highly frangible mud-brick structures. Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2003 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere "to break, shatter" + -ibilis -ible — more at break entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above frangible adjective as in fragile easily broken frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fragile brittle breakable delicate frail tenuous friable fine weak flimsy crumbly gossamer short crushable soft feeble flaky embrittled inelastic shaky eggshell dainty slight infirm crisp tender crispy inflexible spindly flakey shivery stiff Antonyms & Near Antonyms strong sturdy tough rigid solid infrangible substantial hard compact unbreakable elastic nonbreakable unyielding flexible firm resilient supple springy rubbery stretch rubberlike stretchable See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of frangible are brittle, crisp, fragile, and friable. While all these words mean "breaking easily," frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy. frangible stone used for paving The meanings of brittle and frangible largely overlap; however, brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness. brittle bones In some situations, the words crisp and frangible are roughly equivalent. However, crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods. crisp lettuce The synonyms fragile and frangible are sometimes interchangeable, but fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling. a fragile antique chair Although the words friable and frangible have much in common, friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized. friable soil
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frangible

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