Mäl'le-a-ble, a.

a. [Fr. malléable, Pr. malleable, Sp. maleable, It. malleabile, from L. Lat. malleare. See infra.] Capable of being drawn out and extended by beating; capable of extension by the hammer; reducible to a laminated form by beating.

Malleable iron, cast iron, which, by a peculiar process, has been deprived of its carbon, and thus freed from its brittleness.