Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Capable of being broken; breakable. See Synonyms at fragile.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Capable of being broken; liable to fracture; breakable.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. capable of being broken
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“It is a place so tranquil, so steeped in frangible scenes of beauty, it defies the popular cobwebs of conflict that seem not so long ago.”
“DOLAN: Well, first of all, if you're using a conventional projectile, which -- now we have what's what are called frangible bullets, which will not penetrate the fuselage.”
“The guns have special kind of frangible bullets that are designed not to pierce the skin of an airplane.”
“The teams use Remington 700-class bolt-action rifles, equipped with .223 - and. 243-caliber ammunition that is extremely frangible, meaning that the bullets break up inside the deer's body and don't pass through, possibly endangering a human nearby.”
“Assembly Bill 2881, sponsored by State Assemblyman David Koon (D-135), would ban the possession and use of "frangible" ammunition.”
“frangible" ammunition;, sponsored by State Assemblyman David Koon (D-135), would outlaw gun shows on public property;, sponsored by State Assemblyman David Koon (D-135), would allow the State Police to ban any firearm they deem "unsafe" at any time;, sponsored by State Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington (D-3), would prohibit the sale use or possession of .50 caliber firearms;, sponsored by State Assemblyman Clifford Crouch (R-107), provides for banning certain”
“I strongly prefer the little highly frangible bullets for antelope on the prairie.”
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting?
“Perhaps something like them .50 Casull revolvers loaded with frangible ammo might do it, or a shotgun with a short barrel.”
Muslim Insurgents Mauled to Death by Bear After Hiding Out in Its Den
“Maybe going to far as requiring use of frangible ammo for self defense in densely populated areas.”
“What can't be quantified in these statements is under what conditions it was applied by how frangible a bullet.”
I'm looking to get a new rifle and am torn between a 7mm rem. mag and a 300 win mag.
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘frangible’.
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briwref's list
defalcation, macerate, beldam, nescience, ochlocracy, bibelot, estivate, spatulated, introversive, mastoidal, belletristic, objurgation and 108 more...
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Geology Words
The descriptive science described.
earth, lithosphere, mineral, convection, heat flow, ore, deep time, fossil, formation, rock, tectonics, extinction and 256 more...
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cicatrix
scar tissue
minatory, naira, Cluniac, embracive, prolix, hierophant, timorous, adduce, veracious, dysphoric, sang-froid, vitiate and 414 more...
sonofgroucho Thanks for introducing me to this lovely word. Jan 21, 2007
josquin oh very cool. Jan 21, 2007