Definitions for tensile

tensile ten·sile

Spelling: [ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl]
IPA: /ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl/

Tensile is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in tensile (eeilnst).

Definitions for tensile

adjective

  1. of or relating to tension:
  2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.

Origin of tensile

From the New Latin word tēnsilis, dating back to 1620-30. See tense1, -ile

Examples for tensile

The tensile strength of wood is least affected by drying, as a rule.

The main reason linen thread has been advised for so long is because its tensile strength is much greater than that of cotton.

Did you ever calculate the tensile strength of the material from which you blew the bubble?

Steel rods add to the tensile strength of concrete which alone has a tremendous strength under compression.

A large section of the ferro-concrete wall had sagged away and collapsed, having suddenly lost its tensile strength.

The tensile stress on the steel may be 16,000 lb per sq. in.

The tensile strength of that thread is correctly adjusted to the weight of the model.

tensile tests, although valuable, do not tell us all about the physical properties of a sample of rubber.

So was the gadget that reduced the tensile strength of concrete to about that of a good grade of marshmallow.

Considering the marked saving in weight spruce has a greater percentage of tensile strength than any of the other woods.

Word Value for tensile
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Words with friends

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