tensile
[ ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl ]
/ ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl /
adjective
of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
Nearby words
tensas, tense, tense logic, tensegrity, tensible, tensile, tensile strength, tensile stress, tensimeter, tensiometer, tension
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tensile
/ (ˈtɛnsaɪl) /
adjective
of or relating to tension
sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out
Derived Forms
tensilely, adverbtensility (tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or tensileness, nounWord Origin for tensile
C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch
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