Definition of Moldable

1. Adjective. Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material). "Plastic substances such as wax or clay"

Exact synonyms: Fictile, Plastic
Similar to: Elastic
Derivative terms: Mold, Mold, Plasticity

Definition of Moldable

1. a. Capable of being molded or formed.

Definition of Moldable

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of mouldable) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moldable

1. mold [adj] - See also: mold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moldable

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moldability
moldable (current term)
moldavite
moldavites
moldboard
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moldier
moldiest
moldily

Literary usage of Moldable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dominion Dental Journal (1907)
"The moldable porcelain, having become hard, the tooth is now removed, ... moldable porcelain is particularly available to make large restorations in molars ..."

2. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"... applied in connection with artificial filaments, it was considered but a single step in advancement to adapt it to moldable nitrocellu- loses, ..."

3. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"They are now soft, plastic, moldable; a tone will stir their young souls to the very depths; a look will affect them forever. But a hardening process has ..."

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