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- Word comparison: ductility vs. malleability
ductility vs. malleability
noun
- the capacity to undergo a change of physical form without breaking; malleability or flexibility:
High ductility and very low hardness made gold easy to work using primitive techniques.
noun
- the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing:
the extreme malleability of gold.
- adaptability:
the malleability of an infant's brain.