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Webster 1913 Edition

Tensile

Ten′sile

,

Adj.

[See

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Adj.

]

1.

Of or pertaining to extension;

as,

tensile

strength

.

2.

Capable of extension; ductile; tensible.

Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tensile

TENS'ILE

,

Adj.

Capable of extension.

Definition 2024

tensile

tensile

English

Adjective

tensile ‎(comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)

Of or pertaining to tension
Capable of being stretched; ductile

Translations

Of or pertaining to tension

Finnish: veto-

Capable of being stretched; ductile

Russian: растяжи́мый (ru) ‎(rastjažímyj), эласти́чный (ru) ‎(elastíčnyj)

Spanish: dúctil

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