ductile

duc·tile

D0414000 (dŭk′təl, -tīl′)adj.1. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin: ductile metals.2. Easily molded or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.3. Capable of being readily persuaded or influenced; tractable: a ductile young mind.

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[Middle English ductil, from Old French, from Latin ductilis, from ductus, past participle of dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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duc·til′i·ty (-tĭl′ĭ-tē), duc′ti·li·bil′i·ty (-lə-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

ductile

(ˈdʌktaɪl) adj1. (Metallurgy) (of a metal, such as gold or copper) able to be drawn out into wire2. able to be moulded; pliant; plastic3. easily led or influenced; tractable[C14: from Old French, from Latin ductilis, from dūcere to lead] ˈductilely adv ductility, ˈductileness n

duc•tile

(ˈdʌk tl, -tɪl)

adj. 1. capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable. 2. capable of being drawn out into wire or threads, as gold. 3. able to undergo change of form without breaking. 4. capable of being molded or shaped; plastic. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin ductilis=duc-, variant s. of dūcere (see duct) + -tilis -tile] duc′tile•ly, adv. duc•til′i•ty, duc′tile•ness, n.

duc·tile

(dŭk′təl)1. Easily drawn out into a fine strand or wire. Gold and silver are ductile metals. Compare brittle.2. Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ductile - easily influencedmalleablemanipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
	2.	ductile - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"tractile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensileformed - having or given a form or shape

ductile

adjective1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure:flexible, flexile, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable.2. Easily altered or influenced:elastic, flexible, flexile, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant, suggestible, supple.

Translations

易拉长的

ductile

(ˈdaktail) adjective (of metals) able to be drawn out into wire etc. 有延性的(指金屬) 易拉长的（指金属）