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brittleness 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. firm but easily broken
  2. (brittle) having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
  3. (brittle) caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
  4. (brittle) lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
  5. A material is brittle if it is liable to fracture when subjected to stress. That is, it has little tendency to deform (or strain) before fracture. This fracture absorbs relatively little energy, even in materials of high strength, and usually makes a snapping sound.
  6. (Brittle (food)) Brittles are confections, usually very hard and brittle, which consist of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans and almonds, as well as legumes such as peanuts.
  7. (Brittle (software)) The term software brittleness refers to the increased difficulty in fixing older software that may appear reliable, but fails badly when presented with unusual data or altered in a seemingly minor way. The term is derived from analogies to metalworking.
  8. The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load; The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility
  9. (brittle) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts; Inflexible, may break or snap easily under stress or pressure; Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending; Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked; Emotionally ...
  10. (Brittle) Having little tensile strength and a tendency to break without warning.
  11. (2. brittle) کڑکتا۔ کرخت۔ کڑا۔ کڑکنا۔ نازک
  12. (1.5.4. Brittle) That property of a material that causes it to break or crack when depressed by bending. In paper, evidence of deterioration usually is exhibited by the paper's inability to withstand one or two (different standards are used) double corner folds. ...
  13. (BRITTLE) As used with the terms “technology”  and “energy” it is synonymous with  “vulnerable.”  Derived from the 1982 Energy Strategy for National Security (book) by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins and widely quoted after 9/11/2001, it posits that the U.S. ...
  14. (BRITTLE) STRENGTH OF ICE. See Strength characteristics of ice.
  15. (Brittle) A characteristic of a material which makes it fracture easily without bending or deforming.
  16. (Brittle) A weak mid and bass presence with a flavor to the higher frequencies, not necessarily bright and harsh, but the tone lacks “Balls” (see Balls above)….
  17. (Brittle) Adjective meaning fragile, hard and likely to break
  18. (Brittle) Breaks or powders easily.
  19. (Brittle) It is a sugar cooked with water and glucose syrup. When it starts caramelize almonds and hazelnuts are added and cooked slightly.
  20. (Brittle) easily shattered or broken.
  21. (Brittle) is an item property found on some items. Items with this property cannot be fortified and so can never have their durability increased.
  22. (brittle) 1: easily broken or shattered; fragile or crisp, 2: prone to fracture or failure; the fracture that occurs when the proportional limit of a material is exceeded
  23. (brittle) Candy made with caramelized sugar and nuts that is poured onto a flat marble surface to cool. Once the candy is hardened and cooled, it is broken into smaller irregular pieces. Peanut brittle is a common brittle; however other nuts may be used.
  24. (brittle) adjective applied to minerals and rocks that rupture easily.
  25. (brittle) fragile (Nov/Dec. 2010)