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Fictile vs Malleable - What's the difference?

fictile | malleable |

As adjectives the difference between fictile and malleable

is that fictile is capable of being into the shape of an artifact or art work while malleable is malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets).

fictile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being into the shape of an artifact or art work
  • (of an art work or artifact) of clay or earth
  • (pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
  • (figuratively) Capable of being led or directed

    • Synonyms

    * pliable; see also ----

    malleable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
  • (metaphorical ) Flexible, liable to change.
    • My opinion on the subject is malleable .
  • (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

    • Related terms

    * malleability * malleableness * malleably * malleate

    Coordinate terms

    * ductile

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