Tensile Definition

tĕnsəl, -sīl
adjective
Of, undergoing, or exerting tension.
Webster's New World
Capable of being stretched.
Webster's New World

Origin of Tensile

  • New Latin tēnsilis from Latin tēnsus stretched out tense1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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