friable

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
2. Loose and large-grained in consistency.
3. Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
4. Smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.

Concepten

bros

brokkelig

Synoniemen

crumbly

brittle

fragile

loose

mellow

breakable

mealy

frail

short

frangible

crisp

non-cohesive

light

loamy

crumbling

crimp

porous

powdery

quick

rickety

rotten

short-lived

tender

brickle

shattery

free-flowing

non-coherent

lacking cohesion

dry

delicate

ethereal

crumby

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“I crumble”).