ductile

adjective
🔊/ˈdʌktaɪl/
🔊/ˈdʌktaɪl/
(specialist)
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  1. (of a metal金属) that can be made into a thin wire可拉成细丝的;可延展的;有延性的Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDuctile is used with these nouns:
    • metal
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘malleable’): from Latin ductilis, from duct- ‘led’, from the verb ducere.