| Pronunciation: | | 'tensul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
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TENSILE is a 7 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | ductile, elastic, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ten"sile\, a. [See {Tense}, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.
2. Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. --Bacon.
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