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tensile

2 entries found.
  1. tensile
  2. tensile strength

Main Entry:
ten·sile Listen to the pronunciation of tensile
Pronunciation:
\ˈten(t)-səl also ˈten-ˌsī(-ə)l\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
New Latin tensilis, from Latin tensus, past participle
Date:
1626
1 : capable of tension : ductile 2 : of, relating to, or involving tension <tensile stress>
— ten·sil·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of tensility \ten-ˈsi-lə-tē\ noun
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