Tensile

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tensile \Ten"sile\, a. [See {Tense}, a.]
     1. Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.
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     2. Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tensile
       adj 1: of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
       2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile
          copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the
          leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made
          of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: {ductile}, {malleable},
           {pliable}, {pliant}, {tractile}]