tensile strength

noun

: the greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing apart

Examples of tensile strength in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The material is 15 ounces—allowing for the tensile strength that comes with that weight—but feels more like 11 ounces. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026

The material also contains cellulose wood fibers for tensile strength and structure, alginate derived from brown seaweed for dimensional stability necessary for 3D printing, plant glycerols for plastic flexibility, and water. — Shirl Leigh june 08, New Atlas, 8 June 2026

Biology can deliver most of the functionality that materials deliver; for example, spider silk has the tensile strength of steel. — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026

The results showed that samples manufactured by conventional methods exhibited increases of approximately 50% in tensile strength and 34% in impact strength compared to those produced by 3D printing. — Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tensile strength

• length