tensility

Variant of tensile

tensile definition

ten·sile (ten′səl; chiefly Brit, -sīl′)

adjective

  1. of, undergoing, or exerting tension
  2. capable of being stretched

Etymology: ModL tensilis < L tensus: see tense

Related Forms:

  • tensility ten·sil′·ity (-sil′ə tē) noun

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