embrittlev.

Etymology: < em- prefix + brittle adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: emˈbrittle.

transitive. To render brittle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > make weak [verb (transitive)] > make brittle

brittle1743

embrittle1902

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 574/2 Sudden cooling hardens and embrittles steel and cast iron.

1930 Engineering 11 Apr. 494/1 Lead pipes embrittled by the prolonged application of water-hammer.

1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics v. 45 As early as 1919, it was found..that cotton and rayon could be made crease resisting..although the products were greatly embrittled and commercially valueless.

Derivatives

emˈbrittling n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > brittleness or fragility > making or becoming brittle

embrittling1903

embrittlement1921

1903 H. M. Howe Iron, Steel, & Other Alloys ix. 257 The coarsening and embrittling of low-carbon steel.

1960 New Scientist 20 Oct. 1067/2 The plasticity of..steels and of molybdenum alloys decreases markedly when subjected to neutron irradiation. This embrittling phenomena [sic] is important.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	embrittle
释义	embrittlev. Etymology: < em- prefix + brittle adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: emˈbrittle. transitive. To render brittle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > make weak [verb (transitive)] > make brittle brittle1743 embrittle1902 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 574/2 Sudden cooling hardens and embrittles steel and cast iron. 1930 Engineering 11 Apr. 494/1 Lead pipes embrittled by the prolonged application of water-hammer. 1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics v. 45 As early as 1919, it was found..that cotton and rayon could be made crease resisting..although the products were greatly embrittled and commercially valueless. Derivatives emˈbrittling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > brittleness or fragility > making or becoming brittle embrittling1903 embrittlement1921 1903 H. M. Howe Iron, Steel, & Other Alloys ix. 257 The coarsening and embrittling of low-carbon steel. 1960 New Scientist 20 Oct. 1067/2 The plasticity of..steels and of molybdenum alloys decreases markedly when subjected to neutron irradiation. This embrittling phenomena [sic] is important. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1902
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