tensegrity

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/tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/

noun

tensional integrity (of a structure)

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Meanings

nountensegrity (countable and uncountable, plural tensegrities)

plural tensegrities

  1. countableuncountablearchitecturetensional integrity (of a structure)

Origin

1959. Coined by Buckminster Fuller, portmanteau of tension + integrity, or tensional integrity.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 張拉整體 /张拉整体
  • 張拉整體 /张拉整体tensional integrity (of a structure)
French tenségrité
  • tenségritétensional integrity (of a structure)
Norwegian Bokmål tensegritet
  • tensegritettensional integrity (of a structure)
Spanish tensegridad
  • tensegridadtensional integrity (of a structure)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tensegrity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensegrity

MLA

“tensegrity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensegrity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensegrity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensegrity.

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