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Definition of Ductile
1. Adjective. Easily influenced.
2. Adjective. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. "Made of highly tensile steel alloy"
Exact synonyms: Malleable, Pliable, Pliant, Tensile, Tractile
Similar to: Formed
Derivative terms: Ductility, Malleability, Pliability, Pliancy, Pliantness
Similar to: Formed
Derivative terms: Ductility, Malleability, Pliability, Pliancy, Pliantness
Definition of Ductile
1. a. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.
Definition of Ductile
1. Adjective. Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. ¹
2. Adjective. Molded easily into a new form. ¹
3. Adjective. (rare) Led easily; prone to follow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ductile
1. easily molded or shaped [adj]
Medical Definition of Ductile
1. Denoting the property of a material that allows it to be bent, drawn out (as a wire), or otherwise deformed without breaking. Origin: L. Ductilis, capable of being led or drawn (05 Mar 2000)