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embrittlement

English

Etymology

embrittle +? -ment

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?b??tl?m?nt/
  • Hyphenation: em?brit?tle?ment

Noun

embrittlement (countable and uncountable, plural embrittlements)

  1. The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material.
    • 1964, Metal Mining & Processing, volume 1, page 32:
      Even if no weakening effects were noticed after one or two overheatings, the cumulative heat effects would cause embrittlement and failure after subsequent overheatings.

Translations

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embrittle

English

Etymology

From em- +? brittle.

Pronunciation

Verb

embrittle (third-person singular simple present embrittles, present participle embrittling, simple past and past participle embrittled)

  1. To become or make brittle.

Derived terms

  • embrittlement

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