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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfriabilité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fʁi.a.bi.li.te
"La friabilité de ce gâteau le rend difficile à couper en parts égales."
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The quality of being easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
"The friability of the sedimentary rock made it prone to rapid erosion along the coastline." - 2
In pharmacy and material science, the tendency of a solid substance, such as a tablet or granule, to break down into smaller pieces under mechanical stress.
"Quality control tests measure the friability of pharmaceutical tablets to ensure they withstand packaging and shipping."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'friable', originating from the Latin 'friabilis', meaning easily crumbled or broken, stemming from the verb 'friare', to crumble. The noun form emerged through the addition of the nominal suffix '-ity' to denote the quality or state of being crumbly in texture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Friability" is said worldwide
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friabilité
Transliteration: fʁi.a.bi.li.te
"La friabilité de ce gâteau le rend difficile à couper en parts égales."
Bröckligkeit
Transliteration: ˈbʁœklɪçkaɪt
"Die Bröckligkeit des Bodens ist ideal für den Anbau von Wurzelgemüse."
friabilità
Transliteration: fri.a.bi.liˈta
"La friabilità della pasta frolla richiede una lavorazione delicata."
friabilidad
Transliteration: fɾi.a.βi.liˈdad
"La alta friabilidad del terreno dificulta la construcción de infraestructuras."
friabilidade
Transliteration: fɾi.a.bi.liˈda.dʒi
"A friabilidade do solo agrícola deve ser mantida para garantir a aeração."
भुरभुरापन
Transliteration: bhur-bhurapan
"इस मिट्टी का भुरभुरापन पौधों की वृद्धि के लिए बहुत अच्छा है।"
易碎性
Transliteration: yì suì xìng
"这种饼干具有极高的易碎性，包装时需要格外小心。"
바스러지기 쉬움
Transliteration: bas-seureo-jigi swi-um
"이 쿠키의 바스러지는 식감은 페이스트리의 특징입니다."
脆性
Transliteration: zeisei
"そのクッキーの崩れやすい質感が独特の食感を生み出しています。"
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