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View synonyms for tensile

tensile

[ ten-suhl, -silor, especially British, -sahyl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to tension:

    tensile strain.

  2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.


tensile

/ ˈtɛnsaɪl; tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to tension
  2. sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtensilely, adverb
  • tensility, noun
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Other Words From

  • ten·sil·i·ty [ten-, sil, -i-tee], tensile·ness noun
  • tensile·ly adverb
  • non·tensile adjective
  • nonten·sili·ty noun
  • un·tensile adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tensile1

From the New Latin word tēnsilis, dating back to 1620–30. See tense 1, -ile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tensile1

C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch
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Example Sentences

Others worried about the tensile strength of all that glass.

A high-tensile copper clasp and heavy-duty buckle keep the dog secure.

It knocks the wind out of you even before it makes you think—though it does makes you think, too, especially about the tensile fierceness of refusing victimhood.

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Its average length is about twenty inches, and its tensile strength is superior to that of cotton.

It lacks the tensile strength and elasticity, and is of higher specific gravity than true silk.

What is very high tensile strength in boiler iron apt to go with?

In the first place, it gives the steel a greater tensile strength.

Nickel is about ten per cent heavier than steel, and has a tensile strength of 90,000 pounds per square inch.

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