frangible
[ fran-juh-buhl ]
/ ˈfræn dʒə bəl /
adjective
easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
Nearby words
- francophone,
- francophonic,
- francs,
- francs-tireurs,
- franger,
- frangipane,
- frangipani,
- franglais,
- frank,
- frank, anne
Origin of frangible
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Examples from the Web for frangible
A frangible plate D closes the end of barrel A, but blows out above a certain pressure to avoid bursting strain in the gun.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. ByrnFrangible things are of less value than things that are infrangible.
The women bore crockery and other frangible articles, and helped Fessenden's drive the cow.
Not a branch falls—the autumn blasts brought down all that was frangible.
Of Walks and Walking Tours|Arnold Haultain
frangible
/ (ˈfrændʒɪbəl) /
adjective
breakable or fragile
Word Origin for frangible
C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin frangere to break
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frangible
early 15c., from Middle French frangible, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere "to break" (see fraction).
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