ˈbrittleness

/ ˈbrɪtəlnɪs /

noun

1. the quality of being brittle
2. See softness, toughness
   metallurgy the tendency of a metal to break without being significantly distorted or exposed to a high level of stress Compare toughness softness

Example Sentences

This serves to temper them, and take off their brittleness; great care here too must be taken of the degree of heat.

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Both of these materials, however, make the yarn brittle, and other ingredients are combined with them to overcome the brittleness.

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The earlier tungsten lamps were very fragile, owing to the brittleness of the filament.

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You seem to have had a sort of inkling about my brittleness when you were here.

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It does not affect the hardness, but increases the elastic limit and reduces the brittleness of the steel.

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Related Words

• frailty