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tensile

ten·sile

UK/ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ US/ˈtɛn.sɪl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to tension

  • “tensile stress”
  • “tensile pull”
2.

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

  • “ductile copper”
  • “malleable metals such as gold”
  • “they soaked the leather to made it pliable”
  • “pliant molten glass”
  • “made of highly tensile steel alloy”

Origin

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

Phrases

  • tensile strain
  • tensile stress
  • ultimate tensile strength

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