fragile

Definition von fragile im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure
He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.; capable of being broken; easily broken; {a} brittle, short, weak, frail; Easily breakable Term denoting that goods should be handled with care; Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed; {s} easily broken, flimsy; frail, weak, feeble; easily broken or destroyed; something which is easily broken; Unbroken skin which appers thin, delicate and liable to be damaged; vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"; If you describe a situation as fragile, you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to be able to resist strong pressure or attack. The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged His overall condition remained fragile. = unstable + fragility fra·gil·ity By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the Right-wing coalition; Something that is fragile is easily broken or damaged. He leaned back in his fragile chair. sturdy + fragility fra·gil·ity Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility of their bones; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"; vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth; lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past"; brittle; glass; breakable
fragile X: Fragile X syndrome
fragile X syndrome: A particular, genetic syndrome, caused by the excessive repetition of a particular trinucleotide
fragile X syndrome: An inherited disorder caused by a defective gene on the X-chromosome and causing mental retardation, enlarged testes, and facial abnormalities in males and mild or no effects in heterozygous females. It is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation
fragility: Liability to error and sin; frailty
fragility: The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility
fragility: {n} brittleness, weakness, frailty, defect
fragility: A quality or state of being expressing susceptibility to ill health or harm; the relative ability of resources to tolerate sustained use without degradation of the resource base (i e , lowering productivity or desirable resource quality) "Fragility" applies to those resource types or locations that are more or less susceptible to degradation under the presence of whatever use categories have been considered in the evaluation process For example, areas of vegetation-covered sand dunes may be characterized as being "environmentally fragile" for off-road vehicle uses, whereas beaches or un-vegetated dunes may be said to be "environmentally durable" for the same uses
fragility: quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
fragility: lack of physical strength quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
fragility: {i} breakableness; brittleness; weakness, flimsiness; delicacy
fragility: The maximum load an equipment can stand before failure (malfunction, irreversible loss of performance or structural damage) occurs
fragility: Weakness; feebleness
fragility: lack of physical strength
fragility: measures how robust the technology is outside the lab