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 tensile tensile /ˈtɛnsəl/

adjective

  1. Capable of being shaped, bent or drawn out  ( ductile , malleable , pliable , pliant , tensile , tractile )
    capable of being shaped, bent or drawn out
     Ductile copper
    ductile copper
     Malleable metals such as gold
    malleable metals such as gold
     They soaked the leather to made it pliable
    they soaked the leather to made it pliable
     Pliant molten glass
    pliant molten glass
     Made of highly tensile steel alloy
    made of highly tensile steel alloy
  2. Of or relating to tension  ( tensile )
    of or relating to tension
     Tensile stress
    tensile stress
     Tensile pull
    tensile pull