English-Thai Dictionary

friable

ADJ เปราะ  กรอบ  ร่วน  ซุย  brittle crumbly fragile prow

 

friableness

N ความ เปราะ  ความ กรอบ  ความร่วน  brittleness crumbliness fragility kwam-prow

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRIABLE

a.[L. friabilis, from frio, to break or crumble. Heb. to break. ] Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder. Pumice and calcined stones are very friable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRIABLE

FRIABLE Fri "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: [friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray. cf. F. friable. ) Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground. " Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture. " Paley. -- Fri'a-ble-ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

friable

fri a ble |ˈfrīəbəl ˈfraɪəbəl | ▶adjective easily crumbled: the soil was friable between her fingers. DERIVATIVES fri a bil i ty |ˌfrīəˈbilətē |noun, fri a ble ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin friabilis, from friare ‘to crumble. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

friable

friable |ˈfrʌɪəb (ə )l | ▶adjective easily crumbled: the soil was friable between her fingers. DERIVATIVES friability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, friableness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin friabilis, from friare ‘to crumble ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

friable

friable adjective plant the bulbs in friable soil: crumbly, easily crumbled; powdery, dusty, chalky, soft; dry, crisp, brittle.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

friable

friable adjective the soil was dark and friable: crumbly, easily crumbled, powdery, dusty, chalky, soft; dry, crisp, brittle; rare pulverulent, levigated, brashy.

 

French Dictionary

friable

friable adj. adjectif Cassant, qui se réduit aisément en poudre. : L ’ardoise est friable.

 

Spanish Dictionary

friable

friable adjetivo Que se desmenuza fácilmente .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

friable

fri a ble /frá (ɪ )əb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〈岩 土壌などが 〉砕けやすい, 粉になりやすい, もろい .fr ì a b í l i ty 名詞