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tensegrity

/tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/

tensegrity noun: tensional integrity (of a structure).

Noun

tensegrity (countable and uncountable, plural tensegrities)

  1. tensional integrity (of a structure)

Forms of tensegrity

pluraltensegrities

Origin of tensegrity

1959. Coined by Buckminster Fuller, portmanteau of tension + integrity, or tensional integrity.

Words formed from tensegrity

Questions about tensegrity

What does tensegrity mean?
Tensegrity means tensional integrity (of a structure).
What part of speech is tensegrity?
Tensegrity is a noun.
How do you pronounce tensegrity?
Tensegrity is pronounced /tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/.
What is the plural of tensegrity?
The plural of tensegrity is tensegrities.

Words near tensegrity in the dictionary

  1. tensed
  2. tensed up
  3. tensegral
  4. tensegrities
  5. tensegritive
  6. tensegrity
  7. tenseless
  8. tenselessly
  9. tenselessness
  10. tensely
  11. tensen

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