Word of the Day.
Aug. 22nd, 2012 08:32 amFRANGIBLE, adj.
Readily or easily broken (e.g. The gun fires a 20-millimeter round at an incoming mortar after triangulating its trajectory through radar. Hopefully the bullets hit, otherwise they self-destruct. They are also frangible, which means they degrade into a gazillion tiny pieces, minimizing the risk of harming a civilian).