friable

Significado (Inglês)

  1. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  2. Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency.
  3. Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
  4. Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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

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