friable Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈfraɪ.ə.bəl]
  • Us [ ˈfraɪ.ə.bəl]

Meaning of friable In English

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Examples of friable

  • Also that the ligaments which held the body—or rather skeleton—together were brittle and friable, as suggested by the detached hand, which had probably broken off accidentally. 

  • The cliffs themselves are built of volcanic sands and ashes, and many of the strata are exceedingly light and friable. 

  • The friable rock forming the spires and towers and pinnacles crumbles away under a slight pressure. 

  • The soil in the fields had a loose, friable appearance that reminded me of the farming lands around Cleveland, Ohio. 

  • The soil should be in a friable condition. 

  • The side of the foil facing the laser gas showed a friable material of dark-red, violet, or white color.

  • The aorta seemed similar to that of the second twin (see below) being thickened and friable.

  • These chains are excessively friable and it is impossible to pick them up without their breaking.

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