tensile
of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
Origin of tensile
1Other words from tensile
- ten·sil·i·ty [ten-sil-i-tee], /tɛnˈsɪl ɪ ti/, ten·sile·ness, noun
- ten·sile·ly, adverb
- non·ten·sile, adjective
- non·ten·sil·i·ty, noun
- un·ten·sile, adjective
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How to use tensile in a sentence
Others worried about the tensile strength of all that glass.
The metaverse is a new word for an old idea | Genevieve Bell | February 8, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewA high-tensile copper clasp and heavy-duty buckle keep the dog secure.
It knocks the wind out of you even before it makes you think—though it does makes you think, too, especially about the tensile fierceness of refusing victimhood.
Promising Young Woman Starts with a Cathartic Blast. Then It Gets Bogged Down With Cynicism | Stephanie Zacharek | January 15, 2021 | TimeIts average length is about twenty inches, and its tensile strength is superior to that of cotton.
Textiles | William H. DooleyIt lacks the tensile strength and elasticity, and is of higher specific gravity than true silk.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
What is very high tensile strength in boiler iron apt to go with?
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonIn the first place, it gives the steel a greater tensile strength.
United States Steel | Arundel CotterNickel is about ten per cent heavier than steel, and has a tensile strength of 90,000 pounds per square inch.
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British Dictionary definitions for tensile
/ (ˈtɛnsaɪl) /
of or relating to tension
sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out
Origin of tensile
1Derived forms of tensile
- tensilely, adverb
- tensility (tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or tensileness, noun
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