brittleness
/ (ˈbrɪtəlnɪs) /
the quality of being brittle
metallurgy the tendency of a metal to break without being significantly distorted or exposed to a high level of stress: Compare toughness (def. 2), softness (def. 2)
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How to use brittleness in a sentence
This serves to temper them, and take off their brittleness; great care here too must be taken of the degree of heat.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsBoth of these materials, however, make the yarn brittle, and other ingredients are combined with them to overcome the brittleness.
Textiles | William H. DooleyThe earlier tungsten lamps were very fragile, owing to the brittleness of the filament.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousYou seem to have had a sort of inkling about my brittleness when you were here.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II | Elizabeth Barrett BrowningIt does not affect the hardness, but increases the elastic limit and reduces the brittleness of the steel.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. Manly
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