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tensile

/ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/US/ˈtɛn.sɪl/

tensile adjective: of or pertaining to tension.

Adjective

tensile (comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)

  1. Of or pertaining to tension.
  2. Capable of being stretched; ductile.
    Synonyms:
    tractile

tensile meaning in Tamil and Bengali

tensile in Tamil

இழுதிற, நீட்டிக்கப்படக்கூடிய, நீட்சியடையும்

tensile in Bengali

টান সংক্রান্ত, সম্পর্কিত, প্রসারণীয়

Examples of tensile in a sentence

  • A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.
  • The tensile strength test is designed to test the strength of the welded joint.
  • This gadget is a tensile stress-testing machine—operating on samples in an ultravacuum chamber.

All 10 example sentences with tensile

Synonyms of tensile

Forms of tensile

comparativemore tensile
superlativemost tensile

Origin of tensile

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

Words formed from tensile

Phrases with tensile

Questions about tensile

What does tensile mean?
Tensile means of or pertaining to tension.
What is tensile in Tamil?
Tensile in Tamil is இழுதிற, நீட்டிக்கப்படக்கூடிய, நீட்சியடையும். See Tensile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tensile?
Tensile is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tensile?
Tensile is pronounced /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near tensile in the dictionary

  1. tensible
  2. tenside
  3. tensides
  4. tensies
  5. tensification
  6. tensile
  7. tensile strain
  8. tensile strains
  9. tensile strength
  10. tensile strengths
  11. tensile stress

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tensile (page history and authors); tensile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tensile (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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