[ADJ 形容词]可伸展的;可拉长的 You use tensile when you are talking about the amount of stress that materials such as wire, rope, and concrete can take without breaking; a technical term in engineering.
[ADJ n]
Certain materials can be manufactured with a high tensile strength.
有些材料可以制造成抗拉强度大的产品。
Oxford
ten·sile/ˈtensaɪl; NAmEˈtensl/adjective( technical 术语) 1[only before noun ]used to describe the extent to which sth can stretch without breaking 张力的;拉力的;抗张的◆the tensile strengthof rope 绳索的抗拉强度2that can be drawn out or stretched 可拉长的;能伸长的;可延展的◆tensile cable可伸延的电缆ten·sile/ˈtensaɪl; NAmEˈtensl/
LDC
tensileten‧sile /ˈtensaɪl $ ˈtensəl/ adjective [only before noun] technical
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able to be stretched without breaking: tensile rubber
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