Definition of Frangible. Meaning of Frangible. Synonyms of Frangible

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Definition of Frangible

Frangible
Frangible Fran"gi*ble, a. [Cf. F. frangible.] Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.

Meaning of Frangible from wikipedia

- crackers are examples of frangible materials, while fresh bread, which deforms plastically, is not frangible. A structure is frangible if it breaks, distorts...
- Frangible bullets are intended to disintegrate into tiny particles upon target impact to minimize their penetration of other objects. Small particles...
- The frangible nut is a component used in many industries, but most commonly by NASA[citation needed], to sever mechanical connections. It is, by definition...
- The Frangible Grenade M1 was a specially designed factory produced molotov ****tail created by the United States in 1942 as it entered World War II (1939–1945)...
- pint-sized clear gl**** bottle with a crimped metal cap. It was dubbed "frangible" because it was made of gl****, which is brittle and easily broken. Most...
- – see § Etymology) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse (typically...
- Glaser Safety Slug is a frangible bullet made by Cor-Bon/Glaser, a subsidiary of Dakota Ammo, an American ammunition company formerly based in Sturgis...
- at lethal speed through the door, as traditional buckshot can. These frangible rounds are made of a dense sintered material, often metal powder in a...
- against infantry in the open. The base of the BAT cartridge case was frangible, the reaction gases venting directly backwards through a single large...
- penetration, a frangible projectile's core, a high density alloy, fragments into many high-velocity pieces. The resulting projectiles are called Frangible Armour...