tensile

English

Etymology

Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛn.sɪl/, /ˈtɛn.səl/

Adjective

tensile (comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)

Of or pertaining to tension.
Capable of being stretched; ductile.
Synonym: tractile

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to tension

Bulgarian: напрегнат (bg) (napregnat)
Finnish: veto-
Japanese: 張力の (ちょうりょくの, chōryoku no), 伸張の (しんちょうの, shinchō no), 引っ張り (ひっぱり, hippari)

capable of being stretched; ductile

Bulgarian: разтеглив (bg) (raztegliv)
Japanese: 引き伸ばせる (ひきのばせる, hikinobaseru)
Russian: растяжи́мый (ru) (rastjažímyj), эласти́чный (ru) (elastíčnyj)
Spanish: dúctil

Anagrams

Steinle, lenites, lisente, setline

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.