fran·gi·ble

(frăn′jə-bəl)

adj.

Capable of being broken; breakable. See Synonyms at fragile.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

fran′gi·bil′i·ty, fran′gi·ble·ness n.

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frangible

(ˈfrændʒɪbəl)

adj

breakable or fragile

[C15: from Old French, ultimately from Latin frangere to break]

ˌfrangiˈbility, ˈfrangibleness n

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fran•gi•ble

(ˈfræn dʒə bəl)

adj.

easily broken; breakable.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French, derivative of Latin frangere to break]

fran`gi•bil′i•ty, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

frangible - capable of being broken; "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases"

breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"

frangible

adjective

Easily broken or damaged:

breakable, brittle, delicate, fragile.

Translations

fragile

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All existing structures within 984ft (300m) of the end of the runway which fail to meet the frangibility requirement, (such as existing non-frangible ILS localizer antenna arrays), need to be replaced by a frangible structure, or relocated outside this distance.

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At the same time, some of the earlier military contracts for lead-free frangible ammunition created product opportunities in the civilian market.

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Armed law enforcement officers in an airplane do not use frangible amino.

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The cabinets are height adjustable and use frangible cast aluminium legs.

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Barnes is now making a frangible bullet for varminters and the military, as well as the new MRX bullet with a tungsten core.

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Winchester Ammunition will produce .40 S & W service, training, reduced-lead training and frangible ammunition for the FBI for one base year, with four one-year renewal options.

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Consequently, manufacturers have had to incorporate the new frangible standard into their designs.

Going frangible: all airports are required to replace approach lighting masts by 2005, but Heathrow is ahead of the game

Lots of research was done and the result was what the Army designated as "Ball, Frangible, Caliber, .30 T-44." The bullet was a mottled gray color and was identified by green and white bands.

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