ductility

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ductility
    n 1: the malleability of something that can be drawn into
         threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets [syn:
         {ductility}, {ductileness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ductility \Duc*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ductilit['e].]
   1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into
      wires or filaments.
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   2. Tractableness; pliableness. --South.
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