ductile
adjective/ˈdʌktəl/
Frequency rank: #19,346 most common English word
Meaning
(of a material) able to be drawn into thin wires or shaped without losing strength or breaking.
Example sentence
Gold is highly ductile and can be drawn into very thin wires without breaking.
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