adjective
- not ductile; not capable of being drawn out into a wire or thread without breaking
Usage: technical; materials science
Examples
- Cast iron is an inductile material that breaks easily under stress.
- The inductile nature of the alloy made it unsuitable for wire production.
- Unlike copper, this inductile metal cannot be stretched into thin strands.
- Engineers avoided using inductile materials in applications requiring flexibility.
- The material's inductile properties limited its use in structural applications.