Webbrittle: [adjective] easily broken, cracked, or snapped. easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : frail.

WebSynonyms for BRITTLE: crisp, crumbly, fragile, friable, short, flaky, crisped, crispy; Antonyms of BRITTLE: pliable, resilient, elastic, flexible, tough, strong ...

Webbrittle definition: 1. delicate and easily broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3. appearing to be…. Learn more.

Webbrittle. ( ˈbrɪtəl) adj. 1. easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile. 2. curt or irritable: a brittle reply. 3. hard or sharp in quality. n. (Cookery) a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts: peanut brittle. [C14: from Old English brytel (unattested); related to brytsen fragment, brēotan to break]

WebBrittle definition, having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. See more.

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of BRITTLE. [or more brittle; most brittle] 1. : easily broken or cracked. brittle glass. brittle bones. 2. : not strong : easily damaged. The countries formed a brittle [= fragile] alliance.

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WebWhat is Brittleness – Definition Fracture of Material. A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of... Ductile–brittle Transition Temperature. As was written, the distinction between brittleness and ductility isn’t readily... Stress Corrosion ...

WebA material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation.Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength.Breaking is often accompanied by a sharp snapping sound. [citation needed]When used in materials science, it is generally applied to …

WebBrittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength. In brittle fracture (transgranular cleavage), no apparent plastic deformation takes place before fracture. Toughness can also be defined with respect to regions of a stress–strain diagram (for low-strain rate).