frangible

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɹændʒəbəl/

Adjective

frangible

1. Able to be broken; breakable, fragile. [from early 15th c.]

Synonyms

• fragmentable (not idiomatically interchangeable although denotatively equal)

Antonyms

• infrangible, indestructible, nonbrittle, unbreakable, unfragile
• unfrangible (obsolete)

Translations

• French: frangible
• Italian: frangibile
• Portuguese: frangível
• Spanish: frangible

Noun

frangible (plural frangibles)

1. Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet#Noun|bullet.

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