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Meaning of "frangibility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRANGIBILITY

frangibility  [ˌfrændʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANGIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frangibility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRANGIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

frangibility

Frangibility

A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming plastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object. Common cookies or crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms elastically, is not frangible. A structure is frangible if it breaks, distorts or yields on impact so as to present a minimum hazard to the vehicle. A frangible structure is usually designed to be frangible, and to be of minimum mass.

Definition of frangibility in the English dictionary

The definition of frangibility in the dictionary is the quality of being frangible; brittleness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANGIBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANGIBILITY

francolin
francomania
Franconia
Franconian
Francophil
Francophile
Francophobe
francophobia
Francophone
franger
frangible
frangibleness
frangipane
frangipani
Franglais
franion
frank
frankalmoign
franked investment income

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANGIBILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of frangibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «frangibility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRANGIBILITY

Find out the translation of frangibility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frangibility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frangibility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脆弱性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frangibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

frangibility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

frangibility
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

frangibility
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ломкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frangibility
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

frangibility
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frangibilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketenangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zerbrechlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

壊れやす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

frangibility
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frangibility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

frangibility
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

frangibility
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाजूकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırılma özelliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frangibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łamliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ламкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sfărâmarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευθραυστότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

frangibility
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sprödhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frangibility
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frangibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANGIBILITY»

The term «frangibility» is used very little and occupies the 158.339 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANGIBILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frangibility» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frangibility» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frangibility

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANGIBILITY»

Discover the use of frangibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frangibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Future Control and Automation: Proceedings of the 2nd ...
There are many methods available for the ecological environment frangibility evaluation [3-9]. The commonly-used methods include the fuzzy analysis method, quantitative analysis method, EFI method, AHP method, set theory-based method , ...
Wei Deng, 2012
2
A manual of mineralogy
by which hardness is estimated takes place at the point where the force is applied ; whereas that which measures frangibility takes place at a distance from the same point, and this distance generally increases in proportion to the frangibility.
Arthur Aikin, 1815
3
Earth and Space 2006
The behavior of the wall performed obvious frangibility and belonged to shear failure. The cracking pattern of the sample sw1-8 is illustrated in Fig.3(b).The behaviors of specimens, sw1-2, sw1-3 and sw1-4, are similar to those of sw1-8 before ...
Ramesh B. Malla, 2006
4
An elementary treatise on mineralogy: comprising an ...
Frangibility. The frangibility of some minerals may in a measure be said to depend upon their structure ; in all, it is probably dependent on some peculiarity in the arrangement of the molecules or particles of which a mass or crystal is composed ...
William Phillips, Robert Allan, Francis Alger, 1844
5
An Elementary Treatise of Mineralogy and Geology
Frangibility is that property of minerals, by which they separate into fragments, when struck with a hammer. Minerals exhibit various degrees of frangibility from the very brittle, as sulphur, to those, which are very tough, as massive hornblende .
Parker Cleveland, 1822
6
An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology: Designed ...
Frangibility is that property of minerals, by which they separate into fragments, when struck with a hammer. Minerals exhibit various degrees of frangibility from the very brittle, as sulphur, to those, which are very tough, as massive hornblende .
Parker Cleaveland, 1822
7
An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
7 The frangibility of some minerals may in some sort be said to depend upon their structure; in all, it is probably dependent on some peculiarity in the arrangement of the molecules 01' particles .of which a mass or. a crystal-is composed!
‎1819
8
An Elementary Introduction to the knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
Frangibility. ' ~The frangihllity of some minerals may in some Sort be said to depend upon their structure; in all, it is probably dependent on some peculiarity in the arrangement of the molecules or particles of which a mass or a ...
William PHILLIPS (F.L.S., etc.), 1823
9
An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
Frangibility. Thefrangibility of some minerals may in some sort be said to depend upon their structure ; in all, it is ... But, frangibility, strictly speaking, ought not to be considered as connected with the ease or difficulty with which minerals yield in ...
William Phillips, 1823
10
Practical geology and mineralogy; with instructions for the ...
Frangibility. This is a property distinct from hardness, for flint, which is much harder than hornblende, is much more brittle. Different degrees of frangibility may be observed, from hard to tough and malleabl6. The integrant particles of brittle ...
Joshua Trimmer, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANGIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frangibility is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Frangible Ammunition for Law Enforcement Training/Duty Use? - A …
Traditionally, this would be AR500 level steel plates for maximum frangibility. Consider taking a sugar cube in a slingshot, and flinging it against ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jun 15»
2
Spirit Aeronautics Performs First Steecon Electric Door Installation in …
And even in the case of power loss, the door will fully operate manually with all frangibility features intact.” About the Aircraft The Bombardier ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
3
FAA Conducts Crash Tests For Airport Frangibility Guidelines
Register now for free access to "FAA Conducts Crash Tests For Airport Frangibility Guidelines" and other premium content selected daily by our ... «Aviation Week, May 15»
4
Frangible Hollow Point & Training Ammo - How Does It Stack Up?
Traditionally, this would be AR500 level steel plates for maximum frangibility. Consider taking a sugar cube in a sling shot, and shooting it ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Apr 15»
5
Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner Is Subtly Terrific
... say, the presence of the divine in nature, but he'll talk your head off about the refraction of color in a drop of water and the frangibility of light. «Vulture, Dec 14»
6
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus drop test reveals frangibility
Mobile phone-centric blog PhoneBluff did the first drop test of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to show their durability but the test surprisingly ... «TechOne3, Sep 14»
7
Pollite Joins Group Committed To Improving Runway Safety
The JAFSG will undertake extensive research looking at all aspects of frangibility on the airfield with results filtering into new guides and FAA ... «AviationPros.com, Sep 14»
8
Book Review: The Hundred-Year House
How quickly might a full reckoning with the frangibility of ambition — an artist celebrated one decade, forgotten the next — drive a questioner ... «Seven Days, Jul 14»
9
Kern County Spelling Bee champion prepares for the finals in …
Frangibility is the word that gave Eesha Sohail the title Kern County Spelling Bee Scripps champion. “This is something I've wanted for a very ... «KERO-TV 23, May 14»
10
All classic books should be banned! Thanks, Alamogordo parent!
But I understand the frangibility of memory a lot better now!) Context is everything. Especially when books are concerned. But these days ... «Washington Post, Oct 13»

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