Meanings
adjectivetensile (comparative more tensile, superlative most tensile)
comparative more tensile · superlative most tensile
- Of or pertaining to tension.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being stretched; ductile.
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adjectivecapable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
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Origin
- Latintēnsilis
- Englishtensile
From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).
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Bulgarian напрегнат, разтеглив
- напрегнат (napregnat)of or pertaining to tension
- разтеглив (raztegliv)capable of being stretched; ductile
Finnish veto-
- veto-of or pertaining to tension
Japanese 張力の, 伸張の
- 張力の (chōryoku no)of or pertaining to tension
- 伸張の (shinchō no)of or pertaining to tension
- 引っ張り (hippari)of or pertaining to tension
- 引き伸ばせる (hikinobaseru)capable of being stretched; ductile
Russian растяжи́мый, эласти́чный
- растяжи́мый (rastjažímyj)capable of being stretched; ductile
- эласти́чный (elastíčnyj)capable of being stretched; ductile
Spanish tensil, tensional
- tensilof or pertaining to tension
- tensionalof or pertaining to tension
- tensadoof or pertaining to tension
- de tensiónof or pertaining to tension
- dúctilcapable of being stretched; ductile
- tensadocapable of being stretched; ductile
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APA
tensile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensile
MLA
“tensile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensile. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensile.
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