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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmatériau pliable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maté-ryo plyabl
"L'argile est un matériau pliable idéal pour la sculpture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance or matter that is easily bent, flexible, or manipulated into different shapes without fracturing.
"Clay is a pliable material that allows sculptors to easily mold intricate details." - 2
A flexible industrial or crafting medium used in manufacturing adaptable components.
"The engineers selected a pliable material for the gasket to ensure a tight, custom seal."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'pliable' (derived from the Old French 'pliable', from 'plier', meaning 'to bend', rooted in Latin 'plicare') with 'material' (from Latin 'materialis', derived from 'materia', meaning 'matter or timber'). Together, the phrase entered technical and craft lexicons in the late modern period to describe substances that can be easily shaped or molded without breaking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pliable material" is said worldwide
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matériau pliable
Transliteration: maté-ryo plyabl
"L'argile est un matériau pliable idéal pour la sculpture."
biegsames Material
Transliteration: bigsames material
"Ton ist ein biegsames Material, das sich leicht formen lässt."
materiale pieghevole
Transliteration: mate-ryale pye-go-vale
"L'argilla è un materiale pieghevole molto utile."
material flexible
Transliteration: mate-ryal flek-si-ble
"La arcilla es un material flexible fácil de moldear."
material maleável
Transliteration: mate-ryal ma-le-a-vel
"A argila é um material maleável para artesanato."
लचीली सामग्री
Transliteration: lacheeli samagri
"चिकनी मिट्टी एक लचीली सामग्री है जिसे आसानी से ढाला जा सकता है।"
可塑材料
Transliteration: kě sù cái liào
"粘土是一种易于成型的可塑材料。"
유연한 재료
Transliteration: yuyeonhan jaeryo
"점토는 모양을 쉽게 바꿀 수 있는 유연한 재료입니다."
可塑性素材
Transliteration: kasusei sozai
"粘土は簡単に形を変えられる可塑性素材です。"
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