tensile strength

tensile strength

n. Abbr. TS The resistance of a material to a force tending to tear it apart, measured as the maximum tension the material can withstand without tearing.

tensile strength

n (General Physics) a measure of the ability of a material to withstand a longitudinal stress, expressed as the greatest stress that the material can stand without breaking

ten′sile strength′

n. the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of longitudinal stress required to rupture the material. [1860–65]

ten·sile strength

(tĕn′səl, tĕn′sīl′) The ability of a material to resist a force that tends to pull it apart. It is usually expressed as the measure of the largest force that can be applied in this way before the material breaks apart.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tensile strength - the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apartdurability, enduringness, lastingness, strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"

Translations

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