tensile
[ ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl ]
/ ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl /
adjective
of or relating to tension: tensile strain.
capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.
OTHER WORDS FROM tensile
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British Dictionary definitions for tensility
tensile
/ (ˈtɛnsaɪl) /
adjective
of or relating to tension
sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out
Derived forms of tensile
tensilely, adverb tensility (tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or tensileness, nounWord Origin for tensile
C17: from New Latin
tensilis, from Latin
tendere to stretch