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tensile

ten·sile [ ténss'l, tén sl ]

adjective

Definition:

1. relating to tension: relating to or involving tension

2. stretchable: capable of being stretched or pulled out of shape

[Early 17th century. < medieval Latin tensilis< Latin tendere "stretch"]

ten·sile·ly adverb

ten·sile·ness noun

ten·sil·i·ty [ ten síllətee ] noun

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