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brittleness

[ UK /bɹˈɪtə‍lnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. firm but easily broken

How To Use brittleness In A Sentence

  • He liked the way the amplifier and the turntable and the speakers were all separate, and the archaic brittleness of the grey cables that connected them all.
  • We've recently conducted several pilot studies in the Marcellus and other North American shales that have demonstrated how we can help our clients determine reservoir rock properties, such as brittleness and natural fracture networks, and help predict the geometry of hydraulically induced fractures, both of which are critical to well planning, stimulation and completion. ION Announces Multi-Client Seismic Survey in Marcellus Shale - Yahoo! Finance
  • There was a brittleness to his tone.
  • Though he was now touched by the first papery brittleness of old age, his shoulders were still broad, his biceps showed bulges, his posture was mostly erect, and he seemed relaxed.
  • Mirror shots abound as the characters' narcissism is exposed and the brittleness of appearances scrutinised.
  • But he contends there is a quote, "brittleness" about her that could doom her in the general election. CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2006
  • She had been green and whippy, but now she could feel the brittleness of age creeping in and the breakability that came with it. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
  • Written for wind orchestra and soloist, this is less a partnership of equals than of antagonists, with much brittleness in the music.
  • An effect of fluoride is that it causes brittleness, and it is interesting to note that the majority of dentists recommend using fluoride toothpaste but do no support fluoridation of the water supply.
  • The key to making metals that snap back to their original shapes, the scientists found, is a balance between brittleness and bendiness, or a balance between teensy and relatively giant grains. Memory Metals with Could Fix Dents | Impact Lab
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