- ex|ten|sile
- ex|ten|sile «ehk STEHN suhl», adjective.1. that can be stuck out: »
extensile claws.
2. = extensible. (Cf. ↑extensible)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ex|ten|sile
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ten|sile — «TEHN suhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with tension. 2. that can be stretched; ductile: »tensile metals. ╂[< New Latin tensilis < Latin tendere to stretch] … Useful english dictionary
dis|ten|sile — «dihs TEHN suhl, syl», adjective. capable of distending; causing distention … Useful english dictionary
ther|mo|ten|sile — «THUR moh TEHN suhl», adjective. relating to tensile strength as affected by variations of temperature … Useful english dictionary
ten·sile — /ˈtɛnsəl, Brit ˈtɛnˌsajəl/ adj technical : relating to the amount that something (such as a wire) can stretch or be stretched without breaking the tensile strength of steel cable … Useful english dictionary
sile — emis·sile; en·sile; ex·pan·sile; ex·ten·sile; ex·tru·sile; fis·sile; glis·sile; mis·sile·man; mis·sile·ry; pen·sile; pre·hen·sile; pro·tru·sile; re·sile; scis·sile; sen·sile; ses·sile; ten·sile; ton·sile; mis·sile; sile; fu·sile; ten·sile·ly;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
tensile — ten•sile [[t]ˈtɛn səl, sɪl, saɪl[/t]] adj. 1) mec of or pertaining to tension: tensile strain[/ex] 2) mec capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile • Etymology: 1620–30; < NL tēnsilis ten′sile•ness, n. ten′sile•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
tensile — ten|sile [ tensl, ten,saıl ] adjective able to be stretched … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tensile — ten|sile [ˈtensaıl US ˈtensəl] adj [only before noun] technical able to be stretched without breaking ▪ tensile rubber … Dictionary of contemporary English
tensile — ten·sile … English syllables
