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From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil,[1] from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere[2] (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon”). frangible (comparative more frangible, superlative most frangible) The word is often used to refer to objects which are made intentionally breakable, either as part of their operation (such as frangible bullets and frangible nuts), or for use in an emergency (such as frangible light poles or smoke outlet panels). Add translation : More masc.masc. dualmasc. pl.fem.fem. dualfem. pl.commoncommon dualcommon pl.neuterneuter dualneuter pl.singulardualpluralimperfectiveperfective Noun class: Plural class: Transliteration: (e.g. zìmǔ for 字母) Literal translation: Raw page name: (e.g. 疲れる for 疲れた) Qualifier: (e.g. literally, formally, slang) Script code: (e.g. Cyrl for Cyrillic, Lat

frangible - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to content From Wiktionary, the free dictionary English [ edit ] WOTD – 18 January 2018 Etymology [ edit ] A frangible bullet is designed to shatter upon impact. From Late Middle English frangible , frangibil , [ 1 ] from Middle French frangible , or from Medieval Latin frangibilis , from Latin frangere [ 2 ] (from frangō ( “ to break, shatter ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ( “ to break ” ) ) + -ibilis ( suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon ) . Pronunciation [ edit ] ( Recei

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