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material is
brittle if, when
subjected to stress, it
fractures with
little elastic deformation and
without significant plastic deformation.
Brittle materials...
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brittle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Brittleness is the
liability of a
material to
fracture when
subjected to stress.
Brittle or
brittleness may...
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Brittle stars,
serpent stars, or
ophiuroids (from
Latin ophiurus '
brittle star'; from
Ancient Gr**** ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring...
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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...
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therefore also
brittler; meanwhile, the body area of the band is
softer (which
would make for
poorer teeth), but also less
brittle, and thus more resistant...
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Brittle asthma is a type of
asthma distinguishable from
other forms by recurrent,
severe attacks.
There are two
subtypes divided by symptoms: Type 1 and...
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ceramics and semiconductors, are
generally characterized by
their brittleness. This
brittleness primarily stems from
their strong ionic or
covalent bonds, which...
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computer programming and
software engineering,
software brittleness is the
increased difficulty in
fixing older software that may
appear reliable,...
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brittle-ductile
transition zone (hereafter the "transition zone") is the zone of the Earth's
crust that
marks the
transition from the upper, more...
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classed as a
brittle mica.
Muscovite Paragonite Brittle micas:
Margarite Common micas:
Biotite Lepidolite Phlogopite Zinnwaldite Brittle micas: Clintonite...
