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Meaning of MALLEABILITY

Pronunciation:  m`aleeub'ilutee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
 
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 Synonyms: plasticity
 
 Antonyms: unmalleability
 
 See Also: ductility, flexibility, flexibleness, physical property

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [CF. F.
mall['e]abilit['e].]
The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to
{friability} and {brittleness}. --Locke.
 

 

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