bending vs ductile

bending

noun
  • An instance of something being adapted or distorted. 

  • A motion or action that bends. 

ductile

adj
  • Led easily; prone to follow. 

  • Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. 

  • Molded easily into a new form. 

How often have the words bending and ductile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )