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Tensile   /tˈɛnsəl/   Listen
Tensile

adjective
1.
Of or relating to tension.  "Tensile pull"
2.
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.  Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile.  "Malleable metals such as gold" , "They soaked the leather to made it pliable" , "Pliant molten glass" , "Made of highly tensile steel alloy"



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"Tensile" Quotes from Famous Books



... and definitions Tensile strength Compressive or crushing strength Shearing strength Transverse or bending strength: Beams Toughness: Torsion ...
— The Mechanical Properties of Wood • Samuel J. Record



Words linked to "Tensile" :   tension, formed



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