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ten·sile

(tĕn′səl, -sīl′)

adj.

1. Of or relating to tension.

2. Capable of being stretched or extended; ductile.

[New Latin tēnsilis, from Latin tēnsus, stretched out; see tense¹.]

ten·sil′i·ty (tĕn-sĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

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tensile

(ˈtɛnsaɪl)

adj

1. of or relating to tension

2. sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out

[C17: from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch]

ˈtensilely adv

tensility, ˈtensileness n

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ten•sile

(ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl, -saɪl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain.

2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.

[1620–30; < New Latin tēnsilis]

ten′sile•ness, n.

ten′sile•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	tensile - of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
	2.	tensile - 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" tractile, ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant formed - having or given a form or shape

Translations

relativo alla tensione

tensile

[ˈtensaɪl] ADJ (= relating to tension) → de tensión, relativo a la tensión; (= stretchable) → extensible
tensile strength → resistencia f a la tensión

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tensile

adj → dehnbar, spannbar; high tensile steel → Spannstahl m; high tensile wire → besonders zugfester Draht

tensile

tensile load

n → Zugbelastung f

tensile strength

n → Zugfestigkeit f

tensile stress

n → Zugspannung f

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