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Meaning of "friable" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRIABLE

From Latin friābilis, from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub down.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FRIABLE

ˈfraɪəbəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Friable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRIABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Friability

Friability, the condition of being friable, describes the ability of a solid substance to be reduced to smaller pieces with little effort. The opposite of friable is indurate. Substances designated as being hazardous, such as asbestos or crystalline silica are often referred to as being friable if they are present in such a state that small particles easily can become dislodged, thus enabling them to become respirable, posing a health hazard. Tougher substances, such as concrete, may also be mechanically ground down and reduced to finely divided mineral dust. However, such substances are not generally considered friable because of the degree of difficulty involved in breaking the substance's chemical bonds through mechanical means. Some substances, such as polyurethane foams, show an increase in friability with exposure to ultraviolet radiation as present in sunlight.

Definition of friable in the English dictionary

The definition of friable in the dictionary is easily broken up; crumbly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIABLE

buyable · deniable · emulsifiable · flyable · identifiable · justifiable · liable · modifiable · notifiable · pliable · quantifiable · reliable · triable · undeniable · unquantifiable · unreliable · unverifiable · unviable · verifiable · viable

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIABLE

friability · friableness · friand · friar · Friar Minor · Friar Tuck · friar´s balsam · friar´s lantern · friarbird · friaries · friarly · Friars Minor · friary · frib · fribble · fribbler · fribblish · Fribourg · fricandeau · fricandeaux

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIABLE

able · amiable · appreciable · dependent variable · depreciable · diable · differentiable · dummy variable · dutiable · enviable · independent variable · insatiable · invariable · multivariable · negotiable · non-negotiable · photocopiable · random variable · sociable · unsociable · variable

Synonyms and antonyms of friable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRIABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «friable» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «friable» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FRIABLE

Find out the translation of friable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of friable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «friable» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

易碎
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

friable
570 millions of speakers
en

English

friable
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नाज़ुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفتيت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рыхлая
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

friável
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভঙ্গুর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

friable
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

bröckelig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

もろい
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부서지기 쉬운
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Friable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghiền nhỏ được
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

friable
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

भुसभुशी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ufalanır
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

friabile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kruche
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пухка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

friabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εύθρυπτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brokkelrige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spröd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

friable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of friable

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIABLE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of friable
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about friable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIABLE»

Discover the use of friable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to friable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soil survey
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS— Continued Land capability unit Consistence Range in thickness Very friable. Very friable- Very friable. Loose Very friable. Very friable- Friable Loose Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1959
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Soil survey
Friable. Friable Friable Very friable. Very friable. Friable Friable Friable Friable Very friable. Very friable. Very friable. Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable Friable ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1962
3
Malheur National Forest soil resource inventory, Pacific ...
Soft Very friable Friable Nonatlcky Nonplaa t ic Slightly plaatic 5.8 1.0 SWkNEk, Sec. 27. T. 15 S., R. 34 E. Entlc Cryandepta; aahy over loamy akeletal; mixed family. Very fine Subangular blocky Slightly hard Slightly aticky :. . .. Weak W, ak Very ...
Garwin T. Carlson, United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region, 1974
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Malheur National Forest: soil resource inventory
... TvDe Dry Moist Stickiness Plasticity PH 114 1. Massive. " -. Soft Very friable Nonst icky Nonplast ic 5.8 2. Weak Very fine Subangular blocky Slightly hard Friable Slightly sticky Slightly plastic 6.0 12] 1. Weak Very fine Crumb Slightly hard ...
Garwin Carlson, United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region, 1974
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Type section of the Sohare Formation— Continued Sohare Formation— Continued Thickness Coaly member— Continued I/"'1 151. Shale, gray; upper 6 ft is sandy and grades laterally to a sandstone ledge 15 150. Sandstone, gray, friable; top ...
‎1989
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Soil survey of Ogemaw County, Michigan
The subsoil is about 54 inches thick. ln sequence downward, it is light yellowish brown, very friable loamy sand; strong brown, friable sandy clay loam; dark brown, friable sandy loam; and yellowish brown and brownish yellow, friable loamy ...
Erik P. Johnson, United States. Soil Conservation Service, United States. Forest Service, 1990
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
the meaning of this paragraph, the amount of friable asbestos material to be removed or stripped shall be: (A) For planned renovating operations involving individually non- scheduled operations, the additive amount of friable asbestos material ...
‎1981
8
Soil survey of Dickinson County, Michigan
Typically, the surface layer is black, very friable fine sandy loam about 1 inch thick. The subsurface layer is pinkish gray, very friable fine sandy loam about 2 inches thick. The subsoil is about 57 inches thick. The upper part is strong brown, very ...
Lyle H. Linsemier, United States. Soil Conservation Service, Michigan. Dept. of Agriculture, 1989
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Soils of the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed
Profile classification, site, and horizon Description Rayne silt loam: 1061: Ap 0-8 inches, dark-brown (10YH 3/3, 10YR 4/3) crushed silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure parting to moderate fine granular structure; friable; many roots; ...
Glen E. Kelly, United States. Agricultural Research Service, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1975
10
Landscape evolution and soil formation in southwestern Iowa
Morphologi.l cha,cterirnics of soils in cut lo (Mi- I) Dow Dark grayish brown (10YR a/1.a), very friable, neutral, silt loam; medium granular structure. Grayish brown (0 .aY a/0), very friable, calcareous, silt loam; weak coarse suba angular blocky ...
Robert V. Ruhe, Raymond Bryant Daniels, John G. Cady, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term friable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
France Rugby score sunday
Esteves has narrowed the gap in the game after having fun with the tricolor defense, although friable on this one. 15h15 - Les Bleus dominated ... «The Daily Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Bad blood on the Liverpool Plains
Local farmers scoop up great lumps of friable loam into their hands, put it to their mouths and inhale the sweet, rich, life-affirming vitality they ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Asbestos Adds $100000 To Elementary School's Improvement Plans
... remove all asbestos from schools, but each school should have a management plan in case the toxic mineral becomes damaged or friable. «Mesothelioma.com, Jul 15»
4
Church volunteers help Macon homeowners as display of faith
“It's what you call friable,” which means the roof is brittle and crumbles when touched, he said. Peavy, 30, lives near Savannah and has served ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Edinburgh and London host major Liotard shows despite 'no fly rule …
“If you do it wrong, pastel is a very friable medium, and if it's not been put on to a well-prepared ground, there's a danger that the pastel chalk ... «Art Newspaper, Jul 15»
6
Avondale Shipyard Being Sued By Former Employee For Asbestos …
If asbestos becomes friable, or broken, millions of microscopic fibers are released into the air. The most common source of airborne asbestos is ... «Mesothelioma.com, Jul 15»
7
Tawana discovers high-grade shipping ore targets at Mofe Creek
... within a broader 550 m strike length of friable, coarse-grained itabirite, with potential for additional strike extensions. Itabirite mineralisation of ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
8
Tawana discovers 'game changer'
The mining company adds it has also found more than 2.2km strike of friable itabirite mineralisation in the Goehn prospect as part of its ongoing ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
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West Belconnen tip prepared to receive 1022 Fluffy homes
... the roof of the four-bedroom house, as Work Safety Commissioner Mark McCabe said there was far more toxic friable asbestos than expected ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
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Controversial scheme for North Thoresby is on hold
According to the archaeological unit at Lincolnshire County Council, the site accommodates ridge and furrow earthworks which are “very friable ... «Louth Leader, Jul 15»
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