tensible

[ ten-suh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being stretched; tensile.

Origin of tensible

1
From the New Latin word tēnsibilis, dating back to 1620–30. See tense1, -ible

Other words from tensible

  • ten·si·bil·i·ty, ten·si·ble·ness, noun
  • ten·si·bly, adverb
  • un·ten·si·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·ten·si·ble, adjective
  • un·ten·si·bly, adverb

Words Nearby tensible

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British Dictionary definitions for tensible

tensible

/ (ˈtɛnsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being stretched; tensile

Derived forms of tensible

  • tensibility or tensibleness, noun
  • tensibly, adverb

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