HyperDic: tensile

English > 2 senses of the word tensile:
ADJECTIVEperttensileof or relating to tension
alltensile, ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractilecapable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out
tensile > pronunciation
Soundsteh'nsahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > tensile: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to tension.
Examples
  • "tensile stress"
  • "tensile pull"
Nounstension(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
English > tensile: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningcapable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out.
Example "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
Synonymsductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile
BroaderformedHaving or given a form or shape
Spanishdúctil, maleable
Catalandúctil

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