"tensile" meaning in English

See tensile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ [UK], /ˈtɛn.sɪl/ [US], /ˈtɛn.səl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tensile.wav Forms: more tensile [comparative], most tensile [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|tēnsilis}} Latin tēnsilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} tensile (comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)
  1. Of or pertaining to tension. Translations (of or pertaining to tension): напрегнат (napregnat) (Bulgarian), veto- (Finnish), 張力の (chōryoku no) (alt: ちょうりょくの) (Japanese), 伸張の (shinchō no) (alt: しんちょうの) (Japanese), 引っ張り (hippari) (alt: ひっぱり) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-tensile-en-adj-2YYK1KXH Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to tension': 99 1
  2. Capable of being stretched; ductile. Synonyms: tractile Translations (capable of being stretched; ductile): разтеглив (raztegliv) (Bulgarian), 引き伸ばせる (hikinobaseru) (alt: ひきのばせる) (Japanese), растяжи́мый (rastjažímyj) (Russian), эласти́чный (elastíčnyj) (Russian), dúctil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tensile-en-adj-mMfABa4l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'capable of being stretched; ductile': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tensile strain, tensility, ultimate tensile strength (english: tensile strength)
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