单词 | friable |
释义 | friable[ frahy-uh-buhl ] / ˈfraɪ ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR friable ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveeasily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock. Origin of friable1555–65; <Latin friābilis, equivalent to friā(re) to rub, crumble + -ābilis-able SYNONYMS FOR friablefragile, frangible. SEE SYNONYMS FOR friable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM friablefri·a·bil·i·ty, fri·a·ble·ness, nounun·fri·a·ble, adjectiveun·fri·a·ble·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH friablefriable , fryableWords nearby friableFreytag, FRF, F.R.G., F.R.G.S., Fri., friable, friar, friarbird, friarly, Friar Minor, Friar Minor Capuchin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for friableBritish Dictionary definitions for friablefriable / (ˈfraɪəbəl) / adjectiveeasily broken up; crumbly Derived forms of friablefriability or friableness, nounWord Origin for friableC16: from Latin friābilis, from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub down Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for friablefriable [ frī′ə-bəl ] adj.Readily crumbled; brittle. Relating to a dry, brittle growth of bacteria. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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