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malleable

[ mal-ee-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈmƦl i ə bəl /
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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

1350–1400; Middle English malliable<Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis-able

OTHER WORDS FROM malleable

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British Dictionary definitions for malleable

malleable
/ (ˈmƦlÉŖÉ™bəl) /

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, adverb

Word Origin for malleable

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer
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Scientific definitions for malleable

malleable
[ măl′ē-ə-bəl ]

Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile.
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