fractile
fractile · more fractile · most fractile
Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to…Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing.
Meaning
1 sensesDescribing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing.
A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.
Origin
From fract(ure) + -ile.From fract(ure) + -ile.
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Forms
more fractile, most fractile| Comparative | more fractile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fractile Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.