friable
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friable
- /ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/
Sounds like fryable · Rhymes with -aɪəbəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“to crumble”).
adjective more friable · most friable
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Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Spiders had woven their vague trapezes between the friable heads of dead peonies in enormous glass jars streaked with tide marks where the water had evaporated long ago.
Similar: crumbly
- Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency. Sand has been incorporated to make the soil more friable.
- Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk. It is when asbestos-containing products are friable that hazardous asbestos fibers are likely to be released and sent airborne.
- Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.
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adj easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder
| Español | friable, frágil, quebradizo, desmenuzable |
|---|---|
| Português | friável |
| Français | friable, cassant |
| Deutsch | bröselig, mürbe, brüchig, krümelig, bröckelig, zerreibbar |
| Italiano | friabile, sfoglioso |
| Română | friabil, casant, fragil, fărâmicios |
| Русский | тре́скающийся tréskajuščijsja, кроша́щийся krošáščijsja, рассы́пчатый rassýpčatyj, ло́мкий lómkij, сы́пкий sýpkij |
| Tiếng Việt | tơi |
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title = {friable},
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