Malleable
['mælɪəb(ə)l] or ['mælɪəbl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.
Editor: Roxanne
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DUCTILE]
Typist: Pansy
Examples
- Lucas’ process making Malleable Iron Castings. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- A much more thorough and satisfactory result in the production of a pure malleable iron is thus obtained than is possible by hand puddling. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Her intentions in short had never been more definite; but poor Lily, for all the hard glaze of her exterior, was inwardly as malleable as wax. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She smiled as she spoke, letting her eyes rest on his in a way that took the edge from her banter and made him suddenly malleable to her will. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The making of iron castings malleable by a prolonged baking in a furnace in a bed of metallic oxide was an important, but early, step. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The framework in which the motor was placed consisted of a double hollow square of steel tubing, joined at the rear corners by steel castings and by malleable castings in front. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is necessary, therefore, that the spoon be annealed--that is, the shaped blanks are placed in an oven and brought to a red heat, which renders them malleable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To bring it into wrought iron, which is malleable and ductile, it is puddled and refined, which involves chiefly the burning out of the carbon and silicon. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Pansy