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tensile |
Grep of noun tensile tensile strength Overview of adj tensile The adj tensile has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tensile -- (of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull") 2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy") Antonyms of adj tensile 1 of 2 senses of tensile Sense 2 ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile INDIRECT (VIA elastic) -> inelastic Similarity of adj tensile 2 senses of tensile Sense 1 tensile Pertains to noun tension (Sense 5) =>tension => stress Sense 2 ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile => elastic (vs. inelastic) Attributes of adj tensile Familiarity of adj tensile tensile used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj tensile extensile nonextensile tensile Overview of adj tensile The adj tensile has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tensile -- (of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull") 2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy")
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