| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Quality of being easily damaged or destroyed.[Wordnet]
2. The state or quality of being frangible.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "FRANGIBILITY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FRANGIBILITY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] The state or quality of being frangible.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Transportation | A characteristic of an object to retain its sructural integrity and stiffness up to a desired maximum load, but on impact from a greater load, to break, distort or yield in such a manner as to present the minimum hazard to aircraft. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The state or quality of being frangible. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
