malleable

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Etymology

From Middle French malléable, borrowed from Late Latin malleābilis, derived from Latin malleāre, from malleus ("hammer"), from Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni-, an extended variant of *melh₂- ("crush, grind").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/
  • (America) IPA: [ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩]
  • (RP) IPA: [ˈmaɫiəbəɫ]
  • (New Zealand) IPA: [ˈmɛɫiəbɫ̩], [-bɯ]

Adjective

malleable

1. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
2. (metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.

   My opinion on the subject is malleable.

3. (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

Related terms

• malleability
• malleableness
• malleably
• malleate

Translations

• French: malléable
• German: hämmerbar, schmiedbar, formbar, verformbar, dehnbar, plastisch, biegsam, biegbar, weich, geschmeidig, veränderbar, gestaltbar, knetbar
• Italian: malleabile
• Portuguese: maleável
• Russian: ко́вкий
• Spanish: maleable

Translations

• German: veränderlich, flexibel, formbar, dehnbar, beeinflußbar
• Italian: malleabile, forgiabile
• Portuguese: maleável
• Russian: пода́тливый

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