formability

American  

[fawr-muh-bil-i-tee] / ˌfɔr məˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

1. the capacity of a material, as sheet steel, to be readily bent, stamped, shaped, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of formability

First recorded in 1815–25; form + -ability

Example Sentences

Researchers develop a process that can lead to mass synthesis yields solid sulfide electrolyte with world's highest reported sodium ion conductivity and glass electrolyte with high formability.

From Science Daily

Mass synthesis of such electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of all-solid-state sodium batteries.

From Science Daily

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability.

From Science Daily

As steel becomes more advanced, Mr. Mortensen said, “the challenge is making it strong and retaining its formability.”

From New York Times

I seem to myself to be a mere conjuror's apparatus, an instrument of vision and perception, a person without personality, a subject without any determined individuality—an instance, to speak technically, of pure "determinability" and "formability," and therefore I can only resign myself with difficulty to play the purely arbitrary part of a private citizen, inscribed upon the roll of a particular town or a particular country.

From Project Gutenberg