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malleable
[ mal-ee-uh-buhl ]
/ ĖmƦl i É bÉl /
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adjective
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child.
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Origin of malleable
1350ā1400; Middle English malliable<Medieval Latin malleÄbilis, equivalent to malle(Äre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -Äbilis-able
OTHER WORDS FROM malleable
malĀ·leĀ·aĀ·bly, adverbmalĀ·leĀ·aĀ·bilĀ·iĀ·ty, malĀ·leĀ·aĀ·bleĀ·ness, nounnonĀ·malĀ·leĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveunĀ·malĀ·leĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveWords nearby malleable
mallard, MallarmƩ, mallcore, Malle, malleability, malleable, malleable cast iron, malleable iron, malleablize, malleate, mallee
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British Dictionary definitions for malleable
malleable
/ (ĖmƦlÉŖÉbÉl) /
adjective
(esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
able to be influenced; pliable or tractable
Derived forms of malleable
malleability or rare malleableness, nounmalleably, adverbWord Origin for malleable
C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleÄbilis, from Latin malleus hammer
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Scientific definitions for malleable
malleable
[ mÄlā²Ä-É-bÉl ]
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile.
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