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tensilely — ten·sile·ly … English syllables
Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… … Wikipedia
tensile — tensility /ten sil i tee/, tensileness, n. tensilely, adv. /ten seuhl, sil/ or, esp. Brit., / suyl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain. 2. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile. [1620 30; < NL tensilis. See TENSE1,… … Universalium
