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单词 tensile
释义

tensile

adjective

ten·​sile ˈten(t)-səl How to pronounce tensile (audio)
 also  ˈten-ˌsī(-ə)l
1
: capable of tension : ductile
2
: of, relating to, or involving tension
tensile stress
tensility
ten-ˈsi-lə-tē How to pronounce tensile (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

the tensile strength of steel cable
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere "to extend outward, stretch" + -tilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)" — more at tender entry 3

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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