The adjective "tensile" describes something capable of being stretched or drawn out, or relating to tension, such as "tensile strain."
Adjektivet "tensile" beskriver något som kan sträckas ut, eller som rör spänning, såsom "tensile strain".
| Back | tensile \TEN-suhl\ |
|---|---|
| Front | adjective 1. Capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile. 2. Of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain. Claire's tensile features pull themselves tight with glee. - Zadie Smith, On Beauty One way of increasing the tensile strength in a wooden bow at any time of the year was to apply a sinew backing. - Louis Bird, Jennifer S. H. Brown, Anne Lindsay, Telling Our Stories |
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