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How to pronounce tensile in English?

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Synonyms ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile


made of highly tensile steel alloy.
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tensile stress.
tensile pull.

Examples of tensile

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It means using four different grades of high tensile steel for crash protection.
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It is a drama of tensile strength that almost deflects attention from its flaws.
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Arrows in a indicate multiple matrix cracks normal to the applied tensile load.
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But he was a supreme draughtsman and print-maker, with a brilliantly tensile line.
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Tensile and bright, this French cabernet sauvignon-based blend is also refreshing.
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The Seawolf's high-tensile steel hull will withstand pressures of 100,000 lbs.
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Age-dependent residual tensile strains are present in the dura mater of rats.
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Compressive strength for materials is generally higher than their tensile strength.
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Concrete has relatively high compressive strength, but much lower tensile strength.
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More examples
  • Of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
  • Ductile: 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"
  • Of or pertaining to tension; Capable of being stretched; ductile
  • Pertaining to the stress (i.e., tension) resulting from the elongation of an elastic body.
  • The force pulling an anchor system. This can be caused by wind, ice loads, wall pressures, etc...
  • Pertaining to forces on a body that tend to stretch, or elongate, the body. A rope or wire under load is subject to tensile forces.
  • The type of stress the extrados of a tube is under as it stretches, or elongates, during the bending process.
  • Pertaining to tension. The character of the force which tends to separate, in the most direct manner possible, the adjoining parts of a body.
  • Pertaining to extension or stretching.