ductile
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“Iron is just more durable. It’s a more proven material,” said Patrick Hogan, president of the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, the industry’s main lobby group.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017
Ductile deformation occurs when enough stress is applied to a material that the changes in its shape are permanent, and the material is no longer able to revert to its original shape.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Ductile materials are like soft plastics or putty, they move under force.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Ductile and loving as she was, he might even then have guided her mind, have formed her character, in fact, have made her anything he liked.
From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.
Unusually Ductile Solid.—Platinum is the most ductile metal known.
From Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget by Loisette, A. (Alphonse)
Vocabulary lists containing ductile
Lead the Way: Duc and Duct
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Chemistry - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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