Brittleness
11brittleness — brittle ► ADJECTIVE 1) hard but liable to break or shatter easily. 2) hard or superficial in a way that masks nervousness or instability. ► NOUN ▪ a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. DERIVATIVES brittleness noun. ORIGIN related… …
12brittleness — noun see brittle I …
13Brittleness — and usually makes a snapping sound.When used in materials science, it is generally applied to materials that fail in tension rather than shear, or when there is little or no evidence of plastic deformation before failure.When a material has… …
14brittleness — See brittlely. * * * …
15brittleness — noun a) The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load b) The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility …
16brittleness — Смотри Хрупкость …
17brittleness — n. fragileness, frailty, crispiness …
18brittleness — brit·tle·ness …
19brittleness — See: brittle …
20brittleness — noun firm but easily broken • Syn: ↑crispness, ↑crispiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑crispy (for: ↑crispiness), ↑crisp (for: ↑ …