fragilization
fragilization noun: the act or process of making fragile.
Noun
fragilization (usually uncountable, plural fragilizations)
- The act or process of making fragile.
- Taylor locates religious metaphorphosis^([sic]) in the nova effect, triggered, somewhat paradoxically, by the secular and naturalistic fragilizations of religion.2010, Michael S. Hogue, The Promise of Religious Naturalism, page 15
- Brittle radial hydrides that are perpendicular to the main (hoop) stress contribute to cladding fragilization, although clad rupture caused by radial hydrides during the quenching phase of a RIA has never been reported.2010, Dan Gabriel Cacuci, Handbook of Nuclear Engineering: Volume 2, page 1609
Forms of fragilization
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Origin of fragilization
From fragile + -ization.
Questions about fragilization
- What does fragilization mean?
- Fragilization means the act or process of making fragile.
- What part of speech is fragilization?
- Fragilization is a noun.
- What is the plural of fragilization?
- The plural of fragilization is fragilizations.
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