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tensible

[ ten-suh-buhl ]
/ ˈtɛn sə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being stretched; tensile.
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Origin of tensible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM tensible

Words nearby tensible

TENS, Tensas, tense, tensegrity, tense logic, tensible, tensile, tensile strength, tensile stress, tensimeter, tensiometer
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British Dictionary definitions for tensible

tensible
/ (ˈtɛnsəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being stretched; tensile

Derived forms of tensible

tensibility or tensibleness, nountensibly, adverb
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