tensile

ten·sile  (tnsl, -sl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to tension.

2. Capable of being stretched or extended; ductile.

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[New Latin tnsilis, from Latin tnsus, stretched out; see tense¹.]

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ten·sili·ty (tn-sl-t) n.

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tensile [ˈtɛnsaɪl]

adj

1. of or relating to tension

2. sufficiently ductile to be stretched or drawn out

[from New Latin tensilis, from Latin tendere to stretch]

tensilely  adv

tensility  [tɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ], tensileness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tensile - of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
	2.	tensile - 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" tractile, ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant formed - having or given a form or shape

Translations

tensile [ˈtensaɪl] ADJ (= relating to tension) → de tensión, relativo a la tensión; (= stretchable) → extensible
tensile strength → resistencia f a la tensión

tensile

adj → dehnbar, spannbar; high tensile steel → Spannstahl m; high tensile wire → besonders zugfester Draht

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tensile:

tensile load

n → Zugbelastung f

tensile strength

n → Zugfestigkeit f

tensile stress

n → Zugspannung f