tensile

English

Etymology

Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.sɪl/, /ˈtɛn.səl/

Adjective

tensile (comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)

1. Of or pertaining to tension.
2. Capable of being stretched; ductile.

   Synonym: tractile

Derived terms

• tensile strain
• tensility
• ultimate tensile strength (tensile strength)

Translations

of or pertaining to tension

• Bulgarian: напрегнат (bg) (napregnat)
• Finnish: veto-
• Japanese: 張力の (ちょうりょくの, chōryoku no), 伸張の (しんちょうの, shinchō no), 引っ張り (ひっぱり, hippari)

capable of being stretched; ductile

• Bulgarian: разтеглив (bg) (raztegliv)
• Japanese: 引き伸ばせる (ひきのばせる, hikinobaseru)
• Russian: растяжи́мый (ru) (rastjažímyj), эласти́чный (ru) (elastíčnyj)
• Spanish: dúctil

Anagrams

• Steinle, lenites, lisente, setline