What does "ductility" mean?

Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Ductility

Common synonyms include: bend plastic, convenience, deformability, ductileness, elasticity, elongations.

/dʌkˈtɪlɪdi/ noun

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Noun

1
Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force. countable, uncountable
2
the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets wordnet

From ductile + -ity.