tensility
səl, -sɪl adjective
1.
of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain.
2.
capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to tension |
| 2. | sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out |
| [C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch] | |
| 'tensilely | |
| —adv | |
| tensility | |
| —n | |
| 'tensileness | |
| —n | |
| tensile (ˈtɛnsaɪl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to tension |
| 2. | sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out |
| [C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch] | |
| 'tensilely | |
| —adv | |
| tensility | |
| —n | |
| 'tensileness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tensile
1626, from Mod.L. tensilis "capable of being stretched," from L. tensus, pp. of tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).
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