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Liability of breakage from stress without significant plastic deformation
Forensic engineering Fractography Izod impact strength test Software brittleness Strengthening mechanisms of materials Toughness Callister Jr., William
Brittleness
Topics referred to by the same term
brittle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brittleness is the liability of a material to fracture when subjected to stress. Brittle or brittleness may
Brittle_(disambiguation)
Description of how difficult software is to modify
In computer programming and software engineering, software brittleness is the increased likelihood that software, that previously appeared reliable, now
Software_brittleness
Confection made with nuts
Brittle is a type of confection consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts, and which
Brittle_(food)
Class of echinoderms
Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (from Latin ophiurus 'brittle star'; from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring
Brittle_star
Concept in systems theory
system. Brittle system analysis develops an analogy with materials science in order to analyze system brittleness. A system that is brittle (but initially
Brittle_system
Degree to which a material under stress irreversibly deforms before failure
ceramics and semiconductors, are generally characterized by their brittleness. This brittleness primarily stems from their strong ionic or covalent bonds, which
Ductility
Strongest part of the Earth's crust
The brittle-ductile transition zone (hereafter the "transition zone") is the zone of the Earth's crust that marks the transition from the upper, more
Brittle–ductile transition zone
Brittle–ductile_transition_zone
Species of flowering plant
species E. radians Brandegee. The common name "brittlebush" comes from the brittleness of its stems. Other names include hierba del vaso (Spanish) and cotx
Encelia_farinosa
Piece of mineral crystal used to make jewelry
soft minerals are not typically used as gemstones by virtue of their brittleness and lack of durability. Found all over the world, the industry of coloured
Gemstone
Brittleness in steel at high temperature often caused by high sulfur levels
Red-short or hot-short steel is steel that becomes brittle at red-hot temperatures. This brittleness is often caused by high sulfur levels, in which case
Red-short_carbon_steel
2019 video game
Hearthian species; the Attlerock, a small rocky moon orbiting Timber Hearth; Brittle Hollow, a hollow planet that is collapsing into a black hole at its center
Outer_Wilds
Species of flowering plant
Encelia californica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae It is commonly referred to as California coast sunflower and California bush
Encelia_californica
Form of diabetes mellitus
Type 1 diabetes (T1D), or type 1 diabetes mellitus, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's immune system destroys beta cells in the pancreas
Type_1_diabetes
Group of phyllosilicate minerals
classed as a brittle mica. Muscovite Paragonite Brittle micas: Margarite Common micas: Biotite Lepidolite Phlogopite Zinnwaldite Brittle micas: Clintonite
Mica
Species of fern
Cystopteris fragilis is a species of perennial fern known by the common names brittle bladder-fern and common fragile fern. It can be found worldwide, generally
Cystopteris_fragilis
Species of cactus
Opuntia fragilis, known by the common names brittle pricklypear and little prickly pear, is a prickly pear cactus native to much of western North America
Opuntia_fragilis
Ridges or splits in the fingernail or toenail
Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism
Onychorrhexis
Various colors of gold obtained by alloying gold with other elements
fine-grained two- or three-phase microstructure with reduced brittleness. Another way of reducing brittleness is to add a small amount of palladium, copper, or silver
Colored_gold
Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Loch Brittle is a sea loch on the southwest coast of Skye in Scotland. A volcanic dark sandy beach separates Glen Brittle from Loch Brittle. The land to
Loch_Brittle
British author (born 1965)
Call by Tim Powers (1993) The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle (1994) Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop (1995) Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card (1996)
J._K._Rowling
Species of brittle star
Ophionereis schayeri, Schayer's brittle star, is a brittle star in the family Ophionereididae. The central disk is up to 2.5 centimetres wide, with arms
Ophionereis_schayeri
Landform on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Glen Brittle (Gleann Breadail in Scottish Gaelic) is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. It runs roughly south to north, along
Glen_Brittle
Object-oriented programming system problem
interface problem Implementation inheritance Inheritance semantics Software brittleness Virtual inheritance "Selective Open Recursion: A Solution to the Fragile
Fragile_base_class
Split of materials or structures under stress
develops tangentially, it is called a shear crack, slip band, or dislocation. Brittle fractures occur without any apparent deformation before fracture. Ductile
Fracture
American serial killer (1960–1994)
then used as stimulus for masturbation. Eventually, the skull became too brittle by this bleaching process, so Dahmer pulverized and disposed of it. According
Jeffrey_Dahmer
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
plate used for the ship was subject to being especially brittle when cold, and that this brittleness exacerbated the impact damage and hastened the sinking
Titanic
Maximum stress withstood by stretched material before breaking
material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. In brittle materials, the ultimate tensile strength is close to the yield point, whereas
Ultimate_tensile_strength
Species of brittle star
species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is found around the coasts of western Europe and is known in Britain as the common brittle star. It is
Ophiothrix_fragilis
English businessman and rugby union player
Benjamin Clifford "Cliff" Brittle (January 1942 – 11 September 2011) was an English businessman and former rugby union player who was the chairman of
Cliff_Brittle
English actress (born 1975)
James of the BBC credited Winslet for portraying Anning as "stern and brittle but immensely sympathetic" and considered her "contained, potent performance"
Kate_Winslet
1912 maritime disaster
No. 3 iron rivets had a high level of slag inclusions, making them more brittle than the more usual "Best-Best" No. 4 iron rivets, and more prone to snapping
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
Mineral's behavior when deformed or broken
The mineral breaks or powders easily. Most ionic-bonded minerals are brittle. The mineral may be pounded out into thin sheets. Metallic-bonded minerals
Tenacity_(mineralogy)
English rock band (1960–1970)
would be making records on which he openly imitated Dylan's nasal drone, brittle strum, and introspective vocal persona"; and six months after that, Dylan
The_Beatles
Book by Amory and L. Hunter Lovins
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security is a 1982 book by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, prepared originally as a Pentagon study and
Brittle_Power
Common carpentry tool
surfaces (such as in machining work), as the steel of its head is somewhat brittle; the ball-peen hammer is more suitable for such metalwork. An early claw
Claw_hammer
Measure of a material's resistance to localized plastic deformation
Thus in technical terms, a material can be both brittle and strong. In everyday usage "brittleness" usually refers to the tendency to fracture under
Hardness
American actress (born 1967)
Osage County, she's carving out a nice new niche for herself, playing brittle women who show their love and concern through explosive temper". Her role
Julia_Roberts
Online literary magazine
Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine styled as an "African literary blog" published weekly in the English language. Its focus is on "build(ing)
Brittle_Paper
Process of heat treating used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys
latter. Brittleness – Brittleness describes a material's tendency to break before bending or deforming either elastically or plastically. Brittleness increases
Tempering_(metallurgy)
Italian former footballer (born 1967)
like." However, the newspaper also went on to say that "Baggio's is a brittle influence. There are no half measures in his play. He is either brilliant
Roberto_Baggio
Chemical compound involving ionic bonding
ions typically have high melting and boiling points, and are hard and brittle. As solids they are almost always electrically insulating, but when melted
Salt_(chemistry)
Association football club in England
original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012. Brown, Danny; Brittle, Milo; p. 1. "Lions Club Directory". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the
Aston_Villa_F.C.
Israeli and American actress (born 1981)
portrayal, which he thought had "little of the charm, budding genius or even brittle intelligence that the diary itself reveals". Conversely, Ben Brantley found
Natalie_Portman
Chemical compound with formula NaCl
1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions. It is transparent or translucent, brittle, hygroscopic, and occurs as the mineral halite. In its edible form, common
Sodium_chloride
Group of genetic disorders resulting in fragile bones
fibrils and hydroxyapatite crystals to form bone is altered, causing brittleness. Bone fractures occur because the stress state within collagen fibrils
Osteogenesis_imperfecta
Medical condition
Brittle asthma is a type of asthma distinguishable from other forms by recurrent, severe attacks. There are two subtypes divided by symptoms: Type 1 and
Brittle_asthma
Strengthening a material through plastic deformation
deformation. This characteristic is what sets ductile materials apart from brittle materials. Work hardening may be desirable, undesirable, or inconsequential
Work_hardening
Iron alloy
typically 3.8–4.7%, along with silica and other dross, which makes it brittle and not useful directly as a material except for limited applications.
Pig_iron
British actress (born 1998)
that "Edgar-Jones captures all of Marianne’s intensity and acumen, her brittleness and damage". Jen Chaney of Vulture praised her chemistry with Mescal
Daisy_Edgar-Jones
Multipurpose organs of echinoderms
sand dollars and sea cucumbers; they are more discreet though present on brittle stars, and have only a feeding function in feather stars. They are part
Tube_feet
Georgian candle-shaped nut candy
churchkhela; CHURCH-kheh-LAH) is a traditional Georgian candle-shaped brittle confection. The main ingredients of churchkhela are grape must, nuts, and
Churchkhela
Phosphate mineral (Zn2Fe(PO4)2 . 4H2O)
collectors for its rarity and for its delicate bluish green colour but brittleness and fragility as well as the intrinsic value of large crystals make it
Phosphophyllite
Science of predicting if, when, and how a given material will fail under loading
of external loads. The failure of a material is usually classified into brittle failure (fracture) or ductile failure (yield). Depending on the conditions
Material_failure_theory
Topics referred to by the same term
aiming to assess states' vulnerability to conflict or collapse Brittleness Software brittleness All pages with titles beginning with Fragile All pages with
Fragile
1994 novel by Michael Bishop
Brittle Innings is a 1994 science fiction/fantasy novel by American author Michael Bishop. During the Second World War, Daniel Boles joins a minor league
Brittle_Innings
1985 film by Robert Zemeckis
scene of 1985 George being coerced into buying a large amount of peanut brittle from a young girl; a scene of young George trapped in a phone booth by
Back_to_the_Future
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
built at Columbia to test the process, but the prototype proved to be too brittle. A rival barrier was developed from powdered nickel by Kellex, the Bell
Manhattan_Project
Dimensionless parameter of the Weibull distribution
narrower distribution of values. Use case examples include biological and brittle material failure analysis, where modulus is used to describe the variability
Weibull_modulus
Phylum of animals having a dorsal nerve cord
are mobile and take a variety of body shapes, for example starfish and brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Chordate genomics – Study of the
Chordate
Sudden movement of the Earth's crust
dip-slip and strike-slip; this is known as oblique slip. The topmost, brittle part of the Earth's crust, and the cool slabs of the tectonic plates that
Earthquake
Iron disulfide (FeS2) with orthorhombic crystal structure
word. Marcasite in the scientific sense is not used as a gem due to its brittleness. Marcasite can be formed as both a primary or a secondary mineral. It
Marcasite
American actress and director (born 1990)
portrayal of Diana, with Jonathan Romney of Screen Daily describing it as "brittle, tender, sometimes playful and not a little uncanny" and Kyle Buchanan
Kristen_Stewart
Study of dynamics of the Earth
deform and flow in response to a stress field. This deformation may be brittle, elastic, or plastic, depending on the magnitude of the stress and the
Geodynamics
American author and filmmaker (1942–2008)
2007. Retrieved October 4, 2023. Kilov, Daniel (November 9, 2020). "The brittleness of expertise and why it matters". Synthese. 199 (1–2): 3431–3455. doi:10
Michael_Crichton
1916 major naval battle during World War I
chance of proper shell function on the British side, a result of overly brittle shells and Lyddite exploding too soon. The issue of poorly performing shells
Battle_of_Jutland
Tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
example, beryllium, chromium, manganese, antimony, bismuth, and uranium are brittle (not an exhaustive list); chromium is extremely hard; gallium, rubidium
Periodic_table
American fantasy drama TV series (2011–2019)
beetles: Gymnetis drogoni, Gymnetis rhaegali and Gymnetis viserioni; and a brittle star, Ophiohamus georgemartini, due to its sharp thorns resembling those
Game_of_Thrones
American actress and author (born 1960)
commended Moore for combining both "neurotic fragility and over-bearing brittleness" in her performance. She received another Golden Globe nomination for
Julianne_Moore
Alloy steel containing around 13% manganese
surface hardness during conditions of impact, without any increase in brittleness which is usually associated with hardness. This allows mangalloy to retain
Mangalloy
Steel in which the main interstitial alloying constituent is carbon
reduces maleability, increases brittleness and make fractures and breakages much more likely. To reduce these brittleness problems whilst still achieving
Carbon_steel
Species of fern
Cystopteris tenuis is sometimes known as Mackay's bladder fern or Mackay's fragile fern. It was long considered to be a part of the superspecies for fragile
Cystopteris_tenuis
Hard, brittle internal structure found in all members of the family Sepiidae
in the cuttlebone provides an optimized balance between stiffness and brittleness of the overall structure. This wavy structure inhibits crack propagation
Cuttlebone
American actress (1969–2022)
remarked in his review for the film, "while Heche shines brightest in more brittle mode, as in HBO's Hung, she strikes a sweet balance between Joan's mischievous
Anne_Heche
Attribute of a physical system or body or non-chemical property of a material
observables. Some physical properties are qualitative, such as shininess, brittleness, etc.; some general qualitative properties admit more specific related
Physical_property
Species of brittle star
squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species complex of brittle stars in the family Amphiuridae. This species is small
Amphipholis_squamata
Calcified tissue of the body; one of the four major components of teeth
the translucency of enamel. Dentin, which is less mineralized and less brittle than enamel, is necessary for the support of enamel. Dentin rates approximately
Dentin
JSTOR 2991792 Ladd, Everett Carll. "The 1992 vote for President Clinton: Another brittle mandate?." Political Science Quarterly 108.1 (1993): 1-28. online Lipset
1992 United States presidential election
1992_United_States_presidential_election
Naturally occurring volcanic glass
research animals. The major disadvantage of obsidian blades is their brittleness compared to those made of metal, thus limiting the surgical applications
Obsidian
Bullets designed to reduce ricochet risk
Brittle failure may occur at subsonic velocity. Attempting to crimp a brittle frangible bullet into the cartridge case may break the bullet. Brittle frangible
Frangible_bullet
Fictional character from the franchise Frozen
more negative assessment of Elsa, saying that she "resembles one of those brittle mentors on The X Factor. Purple eyeshadow, tiny waist, kitten heels". Anna
Elsa_(Frozen)
Marine phylum of animals often with radial symmetries
the phylum Echinodermata (/ɪˌkaɪnoʊˈdɜːrmətə/), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile
Echinoderm
Medical condition
upsets or adverse reaction to drugs. Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial
Nail_disease
American historian (born 1979)
2017. ISBN 9780804799744. The Human Body in the Age of Catastrophe: Brittleness, Integration, Science, and the Great War. With Todd Meyers. Chicago:
Stefanos_Geroulanos
Crystal patterns found in some meteorites
boundaries of the parent metals, generally increasing the hardness and brittleness of the metal. The structures form due to the precipitation of a single
Widmanstätten_pattern
Chemical element with atomic number 76 (Os)
hardness of osmium is moderately high at 4 GPa. Because of its hardness, brittleness, low vapor pressure (the lowest of the platinum-group metals), and very
Osmium
Species of gorgon's head
Gorgon's head or Medusa's head is a species of Gorgonocephalus, a genus of brittle star. The species has five main arms, which, however, are divided into
Gorgonocephalus_caputmedusae
First-run airings of the ITV medical dramedy
in the office. At the home of patient Harry Pote, he diagnoses him with brittle bones from taking too many protein shakes and spending time basking under
List_of_Doc_Martin_episodes
the Münsterland Basin (Germany), and transfer this species to the extant brittle star genus Actinozonella. A study on the composition of the graptolite
2026_in_paleontology
172–379 MPa Tensile strength(σt) 12.4–19.3 MPa Elongation @ break 100–150% Brittleness, low temperature −118 °C Vicat 99–124 °C Specific heat (c) 1.916 kJ/kg
Medium-density_polyethylene
Chemical compound
room-temperature and high-temperature brittleness, which interferes with potential structural applications. This brittleness is generally attributed to the inability
Nickel_aluminide
Hard keratin protection of digit
although they may result from disease. Discoloration, thinning, thickening, brittleness, splitting, grooves, Mees' lines, small white spots, receded lunula,
Nail_(anatomy)
Ancient Jewish manuscripts
followed in the same year. The majority of the scrolls consist of tiny, brittle fragments, which were published at a pace considered by many to be excessively
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Variety of liquorice
dark brown and can range from soft candy to hard pastille, and sometimes brittle. The other colours used are white and variants of grey. Salty liquorice
Salty_liquorice
Adhesive created from boiling animal connective tissue
creating an irregular break that is more difficult to repair. This brittleness is taken advantage of by instrument makers. For example, instruments
Animal_glue
Species of moss
Tortella fragilis is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. "Tortella fragilis Limpricht, 1888". www.gbif
Tortella_fragilis
South African TV series
Nyathi's Novel The Polygamist 13 Years After It Was First Published". Brittle Paper. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026. Maako, Keitumetse. "'Pinnacle
The_Polygamist
Island country in West Africa
2017). "Translating Dina Salústio, Cape Verde's First Female Novelist". Brittle Paper. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022
Cape_Verde
American ice cream company
February 2017, three new non-dairy flavors were added: Caramel Almond Brittle, Cherry Garcia, and Coconut Seven Layer Bar. In January 2018, the company
Ben_&_Jerry's
American actress (1908–1989)
journalist Jim Emerson wrote: "Was she just a camp figurehead because her brittle, melodramatic style of acting hadn't aged well? Or was it that she was
Bette_Davis
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Girl/Female
Armenian
Queen.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Bright
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Veazey.
Male
Egyptian
, child of the moon + support + the sun.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Name of Lord Vishnu, Freedom giver
Boy/Male
Celtic Welsh
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love of God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Biblical
Kings; tyrants.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
To Make Happy
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n.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
n.
That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
n.
The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.
superl.
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.
n.
Brittleness.
a.
Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as, a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
n.
Aptness to break; fragility.
n.
Brittleness.