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tensile
[ ten-suhl, -sil or, especially British, -sahyl ]
/ ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, especially British, -saɪl /
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adjective
of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
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British Dictionary definitions for tensile
tensile
/ (ˈtɛnsaɪl) /
adjective
of or relating to tension
sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out
Derived forms of tensile
tensilely, adverbtensility (tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or tensileness, nounWord Origin for tensile
C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch
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