tractile
/'træktail/
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The artisan carefully shaped the tractile copper wire into a delicate spiral.
Definition
Adjective: - Capable of being drawn out or stretched: Describes a material that can be lengthened or shaped by pulling, such as by being drawn into a wire, without breaking.
Usage
The word "tractile" is a technical term, primarily used in scientific, engineering, or material science contexts to describe the physical property of a substance. It is synonymous with "ductile."
Examples
- Adjective:
- Gold is a highly tractile metal, which is why it can be drawn into fine wires for electronics.
- The tractile nature of the clay allowed the artist to shape it into long, thin coils.
Advanced Usage
- "Tractile strength": A less common variant of "tensile strength," referring to a material's resistance to breaking under tension.
- The alloy's tractile strength makes it ideal for suspension cables.
Variants and Related Words
- Tractility (n): The quality or state of being tractile.
- The tractility of copper is a key property for electrical wiring.
Synonyms
- Ductile: Capable of being drawn out into a thin wire.
- Pliable: Easily bent or flexible.
- Malleable: Capable of being shaped or formed by hammering or pressure.
- Tensile: Relating to tension; capable of being stretched.
Antonyms
- Brittle: Hard but liable to break or shatter easily.
- Rigid: Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
The artisan carefully shaped the tractile copper wire into a delicate spiral.
Adjective
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- ductile copper
- malleable metals such as gold
- they soaked the leather to made it pliable
- pliant molten glass
- made of highly tensile steel alloy