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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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