fragility
1Fragility — Fra*gil i*ty, n. [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilit[ e]. Cf. {Frailty}.] 1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Weakness; feebleness. [1913 Webster] An appearance of delicacy, and even of… …
2fragility — UK US /frəˈdʒɪləti/ noun [U] ► the state of being easily damaged, broken, or harmed: fragility of sth »It had been a difficult year and the fragility of the economy could make the situation worse …
3fragility — index frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4fragility — late 14c., moral weakness, from O.Fr. fragilité debility, frailty (12c.), from L. fragilitatem (nom. fragilitas) brittleness, from fragilis brittle, easily broken, from root of frangere to break (see FRACTION (Cf. fraction)). Meaning quality of… …
5fragility — Brittleness; liability to break, burst, or disintegrate. SYN: fragilitas. [L. fragilitas] f. of the blood SYN: osmotic f.. capillary f. the susceptibility of capillaries to breakage and extravasation of red cells under conditions of increased… …
6fragility — describes the amount of shock or vibration that a particular piece of equipment can withstand. Isolation systems can be designed to limit the transmission of forces to the fragility level of the equipment …
7fragility — trapumas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. fragility vok. Bruchigkeit, f; Sprödigkeit, f; Zerbrechlichkeit, f rus. ломкость, f; малая жёсткость, f pranc. fragilité …
8fragility — trapumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Kietosios medžiagos savybė dužti, lūžti. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness vok. Brüchigkeit, f; Sprödigkeit, f; Zerbrechlichkeit, f rus.… …
9fragility — trapumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos savybė suirti dėl įtempimo poveikio nepasireiškus deformacijai. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness vok. Brüchigkeit, f; Sprödigkeit,… …
10fragility — trapumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kietosios medžiagos savybė dužti, lūžti be ryškios plastinės deformacijos. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness rus. ломкость; хрупкость …