Tensile
Pronunciation : Ten"sile
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Tense, a.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.
2. Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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