frangible
11frangible — frangibility, frangibleness, n. /fran jeuh beuhl/, adj. easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children. [1375 1425; late ME < OF, deriv. of L frangere to BREAK; see IBLE] Syn. fragile, frail. * * * …
12frangible — (fran ji bl ) adj. Qui est susceptible d être rompu. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Toutes les pierres sont frangibles, Nat. à l alch. err. 118. XVIe s. • Les utenciles frangibles, comme verres, O. DE SERRES 882. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. frangere,… …
13frangible — adj. breakable, fragile. Etymology: OF frangible or med.L frangibilis f. L frangere to break …
14Frangible nut — The Frangible nut, commonly confused with an explosive bolt, is a component used in many industries, but most commonly by NASA to sever mechanical connections, including the solid rocket boosters (SRB) of the space shuttle, which are bolted to… …
15frangible object — An object of low mass designed to break, distort, or yield on impact so as to present the minimum hazard to aircraft (ICAO). Objects located in the vicinity of operating surfaces should be frangible so that if an aircraft hits them inadvertently …
16frangible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere to break more at break Date: 15th century readily or easily broken Synonyms: see fragile • frangibility… …
17frangible — adjective Able to be broken; breakable; fragile. See Also: fraction, fracture, fragile …
18frangible — Synonyms and related words: breakable, brittle, brittle as glass, cheap jack, cobwebby, crackable, crisp, crispy, crumbly, crushable, dainty, delicate, delicately weak, effeminate, fissile, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, friable, gimcrack,… …
19frangible — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Easily broken or damaged: breakable, brittle, delicate, fragile. See STRONG …
20frangible — fran·gi·ble || frændʒɪbl n. something which is fragile, something which is broken easily …
