tensile
Adjective
- Relating to tension; capable of being stretched or extended.
- of or relating to tension
- "tensile stress"
- "tensile pull"
Adjective Satellite
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
Adj
- Of or pertaining to tension.
- Capable of being stretched; ductile.
Examples
- The TENSILE strength of his vocabulary allowed him to play any letter.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin tēnsilis, from tendō (“to stretch”).
Scrabble Score: 7
tensile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtensile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tensile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
tensile: valid Words With Friends Word