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Sintered vs Frangible - What's the difference?

sintered | frangible |

As a verb sintered

is (sinter).

As an adjective frangible is

able to be broken; breakable; fragile.

sintered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sinter)
  • * 2001, (2001), 7,
    • The heavy, dark tungsten powder would be pressed, hammered, sintered at red heat, then drawn into finer and finer wire for the filaments.

    Anagrams

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    frangible

    English

    (wikipedia frangible)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be broken; breakable; fragile.

    • Usage notes

    Generally refers to objects intentionally being breakable, either in case of emergency, such as frangible light poles or smoke outlet panels, or as part of their operation, as in crisp crackers or frangible bullets. (trans-top) * Bulgarian: (trans-mid) * Portuguese: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * frangibility

    Related terms

    * fraction * fracture * fragile

    References

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