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Antonyms for tensile

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ten-suh l, -sil or, esp. British, -sahyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn səl, -sɪl or, esp. British, -saɪl

Definition of tensile

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Modern Latin tensilis "capable of being stretched," from Latin tensus, past participle of tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).
  • As in suggestible : adj flexible
  • As in flexible : adj pliable, bendable
Example sentences :
  • The tensile strength of that thread is correctly adjusted to the weight of the model.
  • Extract from : « Toy Shop » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey
  • Did you ever calculate the tensile strength of the material from which you blew the bubble?
  • Extract from : « Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. » by John Uri Lloyd
  • The tensile stress on the steel may be 16,000 lb per sq. in.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
  • The tensile strength of wood is least affected by drying, as a rule.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
  • So was the gadget that reduced the tensile strength of concrete to about that of a good grade of marshmallow.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • A large section of the ferro-concrete wall had sagged away and collapsed, having suddenly lost its tensile strength.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Steel rods add to the tensile strength of concrete which alone has a tremendous strength under compression.
  • Extract from : « The Boy's Book of New Inventions » by Harry E. Maule
  • The main reason linen thread has been advised for so long is because its tensile strength is much greater than that of cotton.
  • Extract from : « Library Bookbinding » by Arthur Low Bailey
  • Considering the marked saving in weight spruce has a greater percentage of tensile strength than any of the other woods.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Tensile tests, although valuable, do not tell us all about the physical properties of a sample of rubber.
  • Extract from : « The Preparation of Plantation Rubber » by Sidney Morgan

Synonyms for tensile

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