Copper is both ductile and conductive, making it ideal for electrical wiring.
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Ductile
//ˈdʌk.təl//
Synonyms for "ductile" (67 found)
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3 entriesRelated terms
3 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
10 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- ковък adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- пластичен adj (molded easily into a new form)
- податлив adj (easily led)
Catalan
1 entries- dúctil adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Danish
4 entries- føjelig adj (easily led)
- sej adj (molded easily into a new form)
- smidig adj (molded easily into a new form)
- stækbar adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Finnish
4 entries- herkkäuskoinen adj (easily led)
- hyväuskoinen adj (easily led)
- johdateltava adj (easily led)
- muokattava adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
French
1 entries- ductile adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
German
4 entries- duktil adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- duktil adj (molded easily into a new form)
- formbar adj (molded easily into a new form)
- fügsam adj (easily led)
Greek
1 entries- όλκιμος adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Italian
3 entries- duttile adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- duttile adj (molded easily into a new form)
- trafilabile adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Macedonian
4 entries- ела́стичен adj (molded easily into a new form)
- пла́стичен adj (molded easily into a new form)
- по́датлив adj (easily led)
- по́корен adj (easily led)
Manx
1 entries- yn-sheeyney adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Māori
1 entries- kōngohe adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Norwegian
1 entries- formbar adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Portuguese
3 entries- dúctil adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- dúctil adj (molded easily into a new form)
- dúctil adj (easily led)
Russian
3 entries- послу́шный adj (easily led)
- тягучий adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- эластичный adj (molded easily into a new form)
Slovak
3 entries- kujný m rozťažný adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- poddajný m ovládateľný adj (easily led)
- tvárny m tvarovateľný m poddajný adj (molded easily into a new form)
Swedish
2 entries- duktil adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
- formbar adj (molded easily into a new form)
Turkish
1 entries- sünek adj (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
If you stretch out a rod made of a ductile material, it will thin out in the middle in a process called "necking".
Source: tatoeba (10604691)
After bonding, more ductile epoxy is used to waterproof the bond.
Source: tatoeba (10779995)
ductile material
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