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TENSILE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Example:

made of highly tensile steel alloy

Synonyms:

ductile; malleable; pliable; pliant; tensile; tractile

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to tension

Example:

tensile pull

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

tension ((physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body)

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