Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to tension.

    of or relating to tension

  2. Capable of being stretched; ductile.

    растяжи́мыйrastjažímyj, эласти́чныйelastíčnyj

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
capable of being stretched; ductile:

Origin

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).

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Forms

more tensile, most tensile
Comparativemore tensile Lesson
Superlativemost tensile Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tensile — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto