In the 2000s Briers was the curmudgeonly and extravagant father Hector MacDonald in the BBC television programme Monarch of the Glen (2000-05), appearing in series 1,2,3 & 7. He appeared in other programmes, see Later Career.
(mal'Ä-Ä-bÄl) Capable of being shaped by being beaten or by pressure; a property of certain metals such as gold and silver. [L. malleus, a hammer] susceptible of being beaten out into a thin plate. malleable retractor.
Metals are malleable (able to be hammered easily into thin sheets) and ductile (ability to draw it out into a wire) because the bonds are not very directional or strong.Explain why metals are malleable and ductile but ionic-crystalline compounds are not. î î î.etals are malleable (able to be hammered easily into thin sheets) and ductile (ability to draw it out into a wire) because the bonds are not very directional or strong.