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   tensile

   /ˈtɛnsʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to tension: "a tensile force"
   • 2. capable of being drawn out or stretched: "a tensile steel rod"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in tensile (sense 2)): from medieval Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tensility noun

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