brittleness

Etymology

brittle + -ness

noun

  1. The property by virtue of which a material is fractured without appreciable deformation by the application of load.
  2. The state of being brittle; aptness to break; fragility.
    In Scotland, the Tay [bridge] fell (in part) as textbook testament to the brittleness of cast iron. July 27 2022, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Bridge disasters that spanned an Empire”, in RAIL, number 962, page 58

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