Word: ductility
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: duc
til
i
ty
Definition: Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
Morphemes:
Affix: ductile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ductilis
Language: la
Decoded: ductilis
Meaning: easily led
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"