malleable

[US]/'mælɪəb(ə)l/
[UK]/'mælɪəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. capable of being shaped or stretched without breaking; resilient.

Phrases & Collocations

malleable iron

malleable cast iron

Example Sentences

a malleable substance

the malleable mind of the pragmatist.

plastic material such as clay.See Synonyms at malleable

malleable metals such as gold;

younger actresses with more malleable identities.

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite.

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