Malleable

Word MALLEABLE
Character 9
Hyphenation mal le a ble
Pronunciations /ˈmæli.əbəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Malleable"

What do we mean by malleable?

Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure. adjective

Easily controlled or influenced. adjective

Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable. adjective

Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs. adjective

Capable of being shaped or extended by beating or rolling; capable of extension by hammering; reducible to a laminated form by beating, as gold, which may be beaten into leaves (gold-foil) of extreme thinness; hence, capable of being shaped by outside influence; yielding. See foil.

Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. adjective

Capable of being influenced to behave as desired; tractable; -- used mostly of children. adjective

Iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under Iron. adjective

Articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon. 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. adjective

Flexible, liable to change. adjective

In which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext adjective

Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out adjective

Easily influenced 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.

Flexible, liable to change.

(of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

One who's face can exceed the boundaries of normal expressions. To the extent of which those surrounding the face are shocked and sometimes caught off guard by its sheer malleability. A truly wonderful kind of face. One which should be respected. Urban Dictionary

A boss mechanic in the Professor Putricide encounter of ICC in world of warcraft... also see Night's Bane Urban Dictionary

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The word "malleable" in example sentences

"I consider it more what I call malleable cinema than interactive," Coppola said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Thus, I suspect that students with who believe in malleable intelligence are more likely to go to graduate school despite low test scores. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Textured as in malleable play-doh Eric Bana types? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Belief in malleable intelligence is no free lunch - it could easily lead students to waste years of their lives trying and failing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hamsaya relationships between patrons and clients were and remain malleable but strong in Afghan society. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is, I think, by accident that he hints at Michael's suggestible nature by referring to his "malleable ear". ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)

It has already been explained that human nature is the set of dispositions and capacities to believe, desire and act and, as Reid knowledges, that morality can only be focused on those that are malleable, that is sensitive to the environment these occur in, what else are the means to effect this "human nature" than is via the social forces as a key part of this environment? ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are infinitely malleable, which is their greatest power and their greatest weakness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All in all, just the Newt's way of working the media so that if he doesn't get another chance at further damaging our country with political partisanship and using Sarah's coattail to get there he'll send Sarah as the substitue "malleable" obstructionist - scary indeed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Are people with this kind of malleable opinion and political cynicism what we want in the Presidency? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I bet the CHRC didn't even see that as a negative -- they probably thought of that kind of malleable morality was a plus: no nagging conscience to ask "are we sure this is ethical?" when planting evidence on websites, stealing Internet broadband, or corrupting the process of natural justice. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mathematica’s code is extremely malleable, which is important if you don’t want technical programming details slowing down your explorations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Silver is extremely ductile and malleable, meaning that it is capable of being hammered out thin, and is also capable of being hammered and molded into shape. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Obama administration might also seek a more "malleable" Palestinian leadership -- one not answerable to the Palestinian masses, or even Fatah. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many national officials are concerned that Mr Van Rompuy is too "malleable" by pressure from France and Germany and is failing to take into account the interests of all the 27 member states. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By using the hard, high-melting point solder first, followed by solders with progressively lower melting points, goldsmiths can assemble complex items with several separate soldered joints. malleable, meaning it can be drawn into very thin wire and can be beaten into very thin sheets known as gold leaf. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Woah] [your face is] Malleable!! ❋ Addi Poppalopodus (2011)

Everyone needs to [dodge] the malleable goo, and save all [battle] [rez's] for night :P ❋ RANAYR (2010)

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