frangible

Example Sentences

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International aviation safety guidelines state that such navigation structures should be made of frangible, or breakable, material -- a recommendation not followed at the Muan airport.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

You know how flexible, frangible and febrile language is; you recognise it as both combatant and friend.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2013

Playing on a pair of frangible knees, Namath�after the 27-17 win by the Miami Dolphins over the Jets this week�had passed for a career total of 116 touchdowns and more than 18,000 yds.

From Time Magazine Archive

And investigators are likely to ask why the steel light tower wasn't made of frangible material, which breaks easily on impact--another usual FAA mandate.

From Time Magazine Archive

And he rejected the claim that diamonds cannot be smashed with a hammer: in recent times, every diamond tested had proved to be frangible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton