friableness
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friableness — See friability. * * * … Universalium
friableness — n. brittleness, fragileness, quality of being easily broken … English contemporary dictionary
friableness — fri·a·ble·ness … English syllables
friableness — noun see friable * * * frīˈableness or frīabilˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑friable … Useful english dictionary
Friabiiity — Fri a*bii i*ty, n. [Cf. F. friabilit[ e].] The quality of being friable; friableness. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
friable — friability, friableness, n. /fruy euh beuhl/, adj. easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock. [1555 65; < L friabilis, equiv. to fria(re) to rub, crumble + abilis ABLE] Syn. fragile, frangible. * * * … Universalium
friability — noun The quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness … Wiktionary
friable — [ frʌɪəb(ə)l] adjective easily crumbled. Derivatives friability noun friableness noun Origin C16: from Fr., or from L. friabilis, from friare to crumble … English new terms dictionary
friable — /ˈfraɪəbəl / (say fruyuhbuhl) adjective easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock. {Latin friābilis} –friability /fraɪəˈbɪləti/ (say fruyuh biluhtee), friableness, noun …
friable — [frī′ə bəl] adj. [Fr < L friabilis < friare, to rub, crumble < IE base * bhrēi , to cut, scrape > Russ briti, to shave, L fricare, to rub] easily crumbled or crushed into powder SYN. FRAGILE friability n. friableness … English World dictionary
