Definition of Brittleness. Meaning of Brittleness. Synonyms of Brittleness

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Definition of Brittleness

Brittleness
Brittleness Brit"tle*ness, n. Aptness to break; fragility.

Meaning of Brittleness from wikipedia

- material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials...
- becomes a legacy system, brittle and unable to be easily maintained without fracturing the entire system.[citation needed] Brittleness in software can be caused...
- brittle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brittleness is the liability of a material to fracture when subjected to stress. Brittle or brittleness may...
- Brittle is a type of confection consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts, and which...
- Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (from Latin ophiurus 'brittle star'; from Ancient Gr**** ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring...
- ceramics and semiconductors, are generally characterized by their brittleness. This brittleness primarily stems from their strong ionic or covalent bonds, which...
- Gr**** words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism...
- system. Brittle system analysis develops an analogy with materials science in order to analyze system brittleness. A system that is brittle (but initially...
- classed as a brittle mica. Muscovite Paragonite Brittle micas: Margarite Common micas: Biotite Lepidolite Phlogopite Zinnwaldite Brittle micas: Clintonite...
- species E. radians Brandegee. The common name "brittlebush" comes from the brittleness of its stems. Other names include hierba del vaso (Spanish) and cotx...