tensile

adj
/ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/UK/ˈtɛn.sɪl/US

Etymology

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

  1. borrowed from tēnsilis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to tension.

  2. Capable of being stretched

    Capable of being stretched; ductile.

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