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tensile

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tensile (adjective)
  2. tensile strength (noun)
  3. ultimate tensile strength (noun)

ten·sile

adj \ˈten(t)-səl also ˈten-ˌsī(-ə)l\

Definition of TENSILE

1
: capable of tension : ductile
2
: of, relating to, or involving tension <tensile stress>
— ten·sil·i·ty \ten-ˈsi-lə-tē\ noun
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Examples of TENSILE

  1. the tensile strength of steel cable

Origin of TENSILE

New Latin tensilis, from Latin tensus, past participle
First Known Use: 1626

Other Metals and Metallurgy Terms

assay, bloom, bullion, ductile, ingot, malleable, patina, plate, temper

Rhymes with TENSILE

pencil, stencil

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