ductility
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
duct
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
ductility
the quality of being ductile (which can be easily led or influenced or drawn)
可延展性(延伸度, 可锻性, 韧性)
Dissection of ductility
ductility = duct (lead, draw) + ility (=ile (relating to) + -ity (quality), so ility means quality);
ductility = the quality of being able to be led, or drawn
Now Repeat my Dissection
ductility = the quality of being able to be led, or drawn
Important roots for this word:
-ity
duct
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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