Английски

malleability

gb/mˌæliəbˈɪləti/ us/mˌæliəbˈɪləti/
C1 Английски
Значения
0 значения
Съществително technical C1 property
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ability to be shaped easily

how easily a material can be shaped without breaking

Модел на употреба: the malleability of [material]
Честа грешка:
Malleability is about being shaped (hammered/pressed), not about stretching into wire (that is ductility).
Синоними
plasticity (More general term for being able to be permanently shaped.) | formability (Often used in manufacturing for how easily a material can be formed.)
Антоними
brittleness (Tendency to crack or break instead of deforming.) | rigidity (Resistance to being bent or reshaped.)
Колокации
high malleability |low malleability |the malleability of gold |the malleability of copper |increase malleability |test malleability |malleability and ductility |malleability of an alloy |improve malleability |measure malleability
Теми
materials |manufacturing |science |engineering
Примери
  • Gold’s malleability allows it to be hammered into extremely thin sheets.
  • The alloy’s malleability improves when it is heated.
  • Engineers chose copper because its malleability makes it easy to shape.
Примери за учащи
  • This metal has good malleability.
  • Heat can increase malleability.
Съществително formal C1 property
2

ease of being influenced or changed

how easy it is to change someone or something

Модел на употреба: the malleability of [someone/something]
Честа грешка:
Don’t use malleability to mean only 'adaptability'; it often also implies being shaped by outside influence.
Синоними
flexibility (More neutral; focuses on ability to change rather than being shaped by others.) | pliability (Often suggests being easily influenced or controlled.) | susceptibility (Usually negative; emphasizes vulnerability to influence.)
Антоними
inflexibility (Unwillingness or inability to change.) | stubbornness (Resistance to being influenced or persuaded.)
Колокации
the malleability of the mind |the malleability of memory |cognitive malleability |emotional malleability |social malleability |cultural malleability |political malleability |malleability to suggestion |greater malleability |limited malleability
Теми
psychology |education |business |society
Примери
  • Researchers studied the malleability of memory under stress.
  • Children show more malleability in their habits and beliefs than adults do.
  • The group’s malleability made it easy for a charismatic leader to shape their views.
Примери за учащи
  • Young people often have more malleability.
  • Stress can affect the malleability of memory.
Граматика
Речникова форма
malleability
IPA
GB/mˌæliəbˈɪləti/
US/mˌæliəbˈɪləti/
Срички и ударение
mal - le - ab - il - ity (5 срички)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ab)
Форми на думата
Noun
  • Base: malleability
  • Plural: malleability
Семейство думи
Core family
malleable adjective C1
Related words
malleably adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unmalleable adjective
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